In excess of 60,000 Flee Sudanese City In the wake of Takeover by RSF Militia, United Nations Reports
As stated by the UN refugee agency, over 60,000 individuals have escaped the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was captured by the militia Rapid Support Forces during the weekend.
Accounts suggest summary killings and crimes against humanity as militia members took control of the city after an year-and-a-half blockade characterized by food shortages and intense shelling.
The flow of those fleeing the fighting towards the community of Tawila, roughly 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had increased in the past few days, as stated by UNHCR representative.
Refugees were describing shocking stories of atrocities, including rape, and the organization was finding it difficult to find enough accommodation and food for them.
All children was affected by malnutrition, she added.
Estimates suggest that in excess of 150,000 residents are presently unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the military's remaining bastion in the western part of Darfur.
The RSF has denied widespread allegations that the executions in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and resemble a trend of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab populations.
Nevertheless the RSF has custodied one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of on-the-spot executions.
The group shared footage revealing the militiaman's detention after confirmation that he was behind the death of several civilians near el-Fasher.
Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has banned the profile linked to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the profile in his name.
Sudan was entered a domestic fighting in April 2023 following a vicious power struggle erupted between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has caused a starvation emergency and allegations of genocide in the western Darfur region.
In excess of 150,000 individuals have lost their lives in the war around the country, and roughly 12 million have fled their homes in what the UN has termed the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
The takeover of el-Fasher solidifies the territorial division in the country, with the RSF now in command of western Sudan and much of bordering Kordofan to the southern area, and the military holding the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the coastal region.
The opposing sides had been allies - coming to power together in a seizure of power in 2021 - but split over an globally supported plan to advance to civilian leadership.
