Over 60,000 Run from Sudanese City In the wake of Takeover by RSF Paramilitary Group, UN Reports

Per the UNHCR, in excess of 60,000 people have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was captured by the militia RSF over the weekend.

Accounts suggest multiple executions and atrocities as RSF fighters entered the city following an extended encirclement characterized by starvation and heavy bombardment.

The movement of those running from the violence towards the community of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had increased in the past few days, according to United Nations refugee agency representative.

Survivors were telling shocking accounts of abuses, such as sexual violence, and the organization was having trouble to locate adequate accommodation and nourishment for them.

Each child was experiencing malnutrition, she added.

Calculations indicate that over 150,000 residents are presently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final fortress in the western region of Darfur.

The Rapid Support Forces has rejected extensive allegations that the killings in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and follow a pattern of the Arab fighters attacking non-Arab populations.

However the RSF has arrested one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in on-the-spot executions.

The force released video showing the militiaman's detention subsequent to confirmation that he was responsible for the execution of multiple non-combatants near el-Fasher.

Digital platform has verified that it has banned the account associated with Lulu. It is not clear whether he had managed the account in his name.

Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 following a intense power struggle broke out between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.

This has caused a famine and accusations of genocide in the Darfur area.

Over 150,000 people have died in the war around the country, and roughly 12 million have left their residences in what the UN has described as the most extensive humanitarian disaster.

The seizure of el-Fasher reinforces the regional separation in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in control of western Sudan and a large portion of adjacent Kordofan to the southern area, and the army controlling the main city, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the coastal region.

The two warring rivals had been partners - coming to power together in a takeover in 2021 - but fell out over an internationally backed proposal to transition to civilian leadership.