More than 60,000 Run from Sudanese City In the wake of Capture by Rapid Support Forces Paramilitary Group, United Nations Reports
Per the United Nations refugee organization, over 60,000 people have left the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was captured by the militia RSF during the weekend.
Reports indicate mass executions and atrocities as militia members stormed the city after an 18-month siege characterized by starvation and heavy bombardment.
The flow of those escaping the violence towards the community of Tawila, roughly 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had grown in the past few days, according to United Nations refugee agency representative.
Survivors were describing terrible tales of atrocities, such as sexual violence, and the organization was struggling to locate enough accommodation and nourishment for them.
Each child was experiencing nutritional deficiencies, she commented.
Calculations indicate that in excess of 150,000 residents are currently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final fortress in the western part of Darfur.
The RSF has disputed widespread accusations that the executions in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and mirror a practice of the Arab militia groups attacking non-Arab populations.
However the paramilitary group has arrested one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in summary executions.
The organization distributed footage showing the member's apprehension subsequent to identification that he was responsible for the death of several unarmed men near el-Fasher.
Digital platform has verified that it has removed the channel connected to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the account in his name.
Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 following a intense struggle for power began between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has caused a food crisis and claims of ethnic cleansing in the western Sudan.
In excess of 150,000 persons have been killed in the conflict around the country, and approximately 12 million have left their homes in what the United Nations has termed the most extensive humanitarian crisis.
The takeover of el-Fasher solidifies the regional separation in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in control of Sudan's west and much of bordering Kordofan to the south, and the military holding the main city, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the Red Sea.
The opposing sides had been partners - taking over together in a seizure of power in 2021 - but fell out over an globally supported proposal to advance to civilian leadership.
