Al-Fateh Abdullah "Abu Lulu" Idris

Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, better known by his nom-de-guerre Abu Lulu, and referred to as the Butcher of El Fasher, is a Sudanese military officer in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and convicted war criminal who became infamous for posting videos of himself executing civilians during the El Fasher massacre, and other massacres during the Sudanese civil war. He boasted of killing more than 2,000 people in El Fasher, and on 30 October 2025, he was arrested by the RSF. The RSF have since publicly distanced themselves from him, stating Abu Lulu was a leader of an allied militia. However, his arrest has been described as a publicity stunt by the RSF to defuse international ire to the massacre in El Fasher and other RSF atrocities. In May 2026, Reuters reported that Abu Lulu was back in combat.

Early appearances 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. 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.

According to Sudanese intelligence officials, Lulu was released and is currently back in combat. Although the RSF themselves had claimed these claims are false and that Lulu remains imprisoned, the claims of his release have been cited by thirteen sources, causing confusion among multiple news sources. In May 2026, Reuters reported that Lulu had returned to the battlefield in Kordofan in March. Amnesty International called on the RSF to immediately recall Lulu and for an investigation to continue into allegations he had committed war crimes.