Abu Lulu

Abu Lulu joined the RSF in 2013. He first served in the Border Guards, a pro-Bashir militia connected with the RSF that conducted several massacres in Darfur. He reportedly made a name for himself during his time as a fighter in the Border Guards, and was a feared commander by the end of the siege of El Fasher in 2025. Family connections to Hemedti, a fellow member of the Rizeigat tribe, allowed him to be promoted quickly. He served in the Yemeni civil war and later became a guard to Abdul Rahim Dagalo, a brother to Hemedti and deputy leader of the RSF. His first known killing was during the Battle of Khartoum, during which he was filmed executing two prisoners of war. He then allegedly killed 31 civilians in Omdurman. In al-Khuwair, West Kordofan, he executed more than 16 POWs, with witnesses alleging that his killings were driven by racial hatred. Other RSF fighters described him as moving back and forth within the RSF's territory in Darfur and Khartoum. == El Fasher massacre ==

During the siege of El Fasher, Abu Lulu confronted a shop owner demanding to know the ethnicity of the man. After learning he was Berti, he killed the man. On October 27, after the fall of the city footage emerged showing a group led by Abu Lulu killing large amounts of civilians in the city. Survivors said that Abu Lulu's group had full autonomy before and after the siege, and he would personally stand at checkpoints and shoot fleeing civilians. On 29 January 2026 Abu Lulu was also subjected to European Union sanctions. On 19 February 2026 the United States also imposed sanctions on Abu Lulu, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed for their actions at El Fasher. They were placed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. On 24 February 2026, Abu Lulu and three other senior RSF commanders were also sanctioned by the United Nations on similar charges. == Notes ==