In excess of 60,000 Flee Sudan's City After Capture by RSF Militia, UN States
As stated by the United Nations refugee organization, in excess of 60,000 individuals have fled the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the paramilitary RSF recently.
There have been summary killings and crimes against humanity as paramilitary forces stormed the city following an extended siege marked by starvation and sustained attacks.
The exodus of those running from the conflict towards the community of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the past few days, according to UNHCR spokesperson.
Refugees were narrating terrible tales of abuses, such as rape, and the humanitarian group was struggling to secure enough shelter and nourishment for them.
Every child was suffering from malnutrition, she noted.
Estimates suggest that more than 150,000 residents are still unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the military's remaining fortress in the western part of Darfur.
The RSF has disputed broad allegations that the executions in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and follow a trend of the Arab paramilitaries attacking ethnic minorities.
Nevertheless the RSF has detained one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in on-the-spot executions.
The organization released recordings showing the militiaman's apprehension subsequent to verification that he was behind the execution of numerous civilians in the vicinity of el-Fasher.
Digital platform has confirmed that it has banned the channel connected to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had operated the profile in his identity.
Sudan was thrown into a domestic fighting in April 2023 following a vicious contest for control began between its military and the Rapid Support Forces.
It has resulted in a famine and accusations of ethnic cleansing in the Darfur area.
More than 150,000 individuals have died in the fighting around the country, and approximately 12 million have abandoned their dwellings in what the UN has termed the world's largest humanitarian emergency.
The seizure of el-Fasher strengthens the territorial division in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in control of the western region and much of bordering Kordofan to the south, and the army holding the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea.
The opposing sides had been collaborators - gaining control together in a coup in 2021 - but fell out over an foreign-endorsed plan to transition to civilian leadership.
