THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said Monday they are taking steps to preserve evidence from Sudan’s Darfur region of possible war crimes carried out by a paramilitary force after it seized a key government stronghold and reportedly killed hundreds of people.

The court “is taking immediate steps regarding the alleged crimes in El-Fasher to preserve and collect relevant evidence for its use in future prosecutions,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

The alleged atrocities “are part of a broader pattern of violence that has afflicted the entire Darfur region” and they “may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity,” the statement said.

Last week, the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group, captured the key city of

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