In excess of 60,000 Escape Sudan's City In the wake of Capture by RSF Militia, United Nations States
As stated by the UNHCR, in excess of 60,000 individuals have fled the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was seized by the militia Rapid Support Forces during the weekend.
There have been multiple executions and atrocities as militia members stormed the city after an 18-month encirclement characterized by famine and intense shelling.
The flow of those running from the fighting towards the town of Tawila, approximately 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the past few days, as stated by UNHCR representative.
They were telling terrible accounts of abuses, featuring rape, and the agency was struggling to find sufficient accommodation and supplies for them.
Every child was experiencing nutritional deficiencies, she noted.
Estimates suggest that over 150,000 people are presently stranded in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final bastion in the western region of Darfur.
The RSF has denied extensive accusations that the killings in el-Fasher are based on ethnic factors and resemble a practice of the Arab paramilitaries targeting ethnic minorities.
Nevertheless the paramilitary group has detained one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in summary executions.
The force shared footage showing the member's detention after identification that he was involved in the killing of several unarmed men in the vicinity of el-Fasher.
Video sharing service has verified that it has removed the profile linked to Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had controlled the account in his name.
Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 when a vicious struggle for power erupted between its army and the RSF.
It has caused a food crisis and accusations of mass killing in the western Sudan.
More than 150,000 individuals have died in the conflict throughout the country, and about 12 million have fled their dwellings in what the United Nations has termed the most extensive humanitarian crisis.
The capture of el-Fasher solidifies the territorial division in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in command of Sudan's west and significant areas of neighbouring Kordofan to the south, and the army occupying the main city, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the coastal region.
The two warring rivals had been collaborators - coming to power together in a seizure of power in 2021 - but fell out over an internationally backed initiative to advance to civilian rule.
