In excess of 60,000 Flee Sudanese City In the wake of Takeover by RSF Militia, United Nations Says

As stated by the UNHCR, in excess of 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the militia Rapid Support Forces during the weekend.

Reports indicate summary killings and human rights violations as RSF fighters entered the city following an year-and-a-half siege characterized by food shortages and heavy bombardment.

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 horrendous stories of violence, such as rape, and the organization was struggling to find sufficient shelter and food for them.

All children was experiencing malnutrition, she commented.

Estimates suggest that over 150,000 people are presently stranded in el-Fasher, which had been the military's remaining stronghold in the western part of Darfur.

The RSF has rejected extensive allegations that the executions in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and mirror a pattern of the Arab militia groups targeting non-Arab populations.

However the paramilitary group has custodied one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of extrajudicial killings.

The organization released recordings showing the member's apprehension after verification that he was responsible for the death of numerous unarmed men close to el-Fasher.

Digital platform has verified that it has removed the profile associated with Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had operated the profile in his identity.

Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 when a intense contest for control erupted between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The conflict has resulted in a food crisis and accusations of genocide in the Darfur area.

More than 150,000 people have been killed in the war around the country, and roughly 12 million have fled their dwellings in what the UN has termed the world's largest humanitarian crisis.

The seizure of el-Fasher solidifies the regional separation in the country, with the RSF now in dominance of western Sudan and significant areas of adjacent Kordofan to the southern area, and the military occupying the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea.

The competing factions had been collaborators - taking over together in a coup in 2021 - but fell out over an foreign-endorsed proposal to advance to civilian leadership.