In excess of 60,000 Run from Sudanese City In the wake of Takeover by RSF Paramilitary Group, UN States
As stated by the UNHCR, more than 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over the weekend.
Reports indicate mass executions and atrocities as RSF fighters stormed the city after an 18-month siege characterized by famine and sustained attacks.
The exodus of those fleeing the fighting towards the community of Tawila, approximately 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had grown in the last several days, as stated by UNHCR spokesperson.
They were telling shocking tales of abuses, featuring rape, and the humanitarian group was struggling to secure adequate housing and nourishment for them.
Every child was suffering from undernourishment, she added.
It is estimated that more than 150,000 individuals are still trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the military's final bastion in the western region of Darfur.
The RSF has disputed widespread claims that the executions in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and follow a trend of the Arab fighters focusing on non-Arab communities.
Yet the RSF has detained one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been charged with summary executions.
The organization distributed recordings revealing the member's detention after verification that he was responsible for the death of several civilians near el-Fasher.
Social media platform has confirmed that it has banned the account linked to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the profile in his identity.
Sudan was plunged into a civil war in April 2023 following a vicious power struggle began between its military and the RSF.
The conflict has caused a food crisis and allegations of genocide in the western Sudan.
Over 150,000 people have died in the fighting throughout the country, and approximately 12 million have abandoned their homes in what the UN has termed the biggest global humanitarian crisis.
The capture of el-Fasher reinforces the territorial division in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in dominance of the western region and much of adjacent Kordofan to the southern area, and the army holding the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern areas along the Red Sea.
The opposing sides had been allies - coming to power together in a coup in 2021 - but split over an foreign-endorsed plan to advance to democratic governance.
