In excess of 60,000 Escape Sudan's City In the wake of Capture by Rapid Support Forces Paramilitary Group, UN Reports
Per the UN refugee agency, in excess of 60,000 individuals have left the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was seized by the militia RSF over the weekend.
Accounts suggest multiple executions and human rights violations as paramilitary forces took control of the city following an extended siege featuring starvation and sustained attacks.
The movement of those fleeing the fighting towards the town of Tawila, roughly 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had increased in the past few days, per UNHCR spokesperson.
Refugees were telling horrendous stories of atrocities, including sexual violence, and the humanitarian group was having trouble to secure adequate shelter and nourishment for them.
Each child was suffering from undernourishment, she commented.
Estimates suggest that more than 150,000 individuals are presently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the military's final fortress in the western region of Darfur.
The Rapid Support Forces has denied broad claims that the executions in el-Fasher are based on ethnic factors and mirror a trend of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab communities.
Yet the RSF has custodied one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in extrajudicial killings.
The organization shared video showing the member's arrest following confirmation that he was involved in the killing of several civilians close to el-Fasher.
Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has banned the channel connected to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the profile in his identity.
Sudan was entered a domestic fighting in April 2023 after a intense contest for control began between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has led to a famine and accusations of genocide in the Darfur area.
In excess of 150,000 persons have died in the conflict throughout the country, and approximately 12 million have fled their dwellings in what the United Nations has termed the biggest global humanitarian crisis.
The takeover of el-Fasher strengthens the regional separation in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in dominance of the western region and significant areas of neighbouring Kordofan to the south, and the army holding the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the coastal region.
The two warring rivals had been partners - gaining control together in a takeover in 2021 - but fell out over an foreign-endorsed initiative to move towards democratic governance.