Per the United Nations refugee organization, in excess of 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the militia RSF over the weekend.
Accounts suggest mass executions and crimes against humanity as paramilitary forces took control of the city after an year-and-a-half siege marked by famine and heavy bombardment.
The flow of those running from the violence towards the town of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the last several days, according to United Nations refugee agency spokesperson.
They were telling terrible accounts of abuses, such as rape, and the humanitarian group was having trouble to locate sufficient accommodation and nourishment for them.
Each child was suffering from malnutrition, she added.
Estimates suggest that over 150,000 residents are presently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the military's final bastion in the western part of Darfur.
The RSF has disputed widespread accusations that the deaths in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and follow a practice of the Arab militia groups attacking ethnic minorities.
Nevertheless the paramilitary group has custodied one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been charged with summary executions.
The organization shared video showing the fighter's detention after identification that he was behind the killing of several non-combatants near el-Fasher.
Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has banned the channel associated with Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had managed the profile in his name.
Sudan was thrown into a civil war in April 2023 following a vicious power struggle broke out between its army and the RSF.
The conflict has resulted in a food crisis and accusations of mass killing in the western Darfur region.
In excess of 150,000 individuals have died in the conflict throughout the country, and approximately 12 million have left their dwellings in what the UN has termed the most extensive humanitarian crisis.
The capture of el-Fasher reinforces the geographic split in the country, with the RSF now in control of Sudan's west and significant areas of bordering Kordofan to the south, and the military holding the main city, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea.
The two warring rivals had been partners - coming to power together in a seizure of power in 2021 - but disagreed over an globally supported plan to transition to civilian rule.
