The brutal conflict, a 20-month power struggle pitting Sudan's military authorities against their former RSF allies, has been condemned by human rights groups for widespread atrocities committed by both sides.
Warning: This story contains detailed descriptions of killings and images of dead bodies, which some readers may find distressing.
On 20 October, the Sudanese military announced that Abu Keikal, a senior commander with the RSF in Gezira state, had defected to them along with a sizeable number of his forces.
Keikal's decision to return to the Sudanese army, where he'd served before the war, was hailed as a major propaganda success, and other RSF soldiers were urged to do the same as part of a wider amnesty offer.
Additional reporting by Mohanad Hashim. Graphics by Mesut Ersoz.