Over 60,000 Run from Sudanese City In the wake of Takeover by RSF Militia, United Nations States

As stated by the United Nations refugee organization, more than 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over the weekend.

Accounts suggest multiple executions and crimes against humanity as paramilitary forces entered the city after an extended blockade characterized by famine and intense shelling.

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

They were telling horrendous accounts of atrocities, such as rape, and the organization was struggling to find enough shelter and food for them.

Every child was suffering from undernourishment, she added.

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

The Rapid Support Forces has rejected widespread accusations that the executions in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and resemble a pattern of the Arab fighters focusing on non-Arab populations.

Yet the paramilitary group has arrested one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of summary executions.

The group shared recordings depicting the militiaman's apprehension following verification that he was responsible for the death of numerous civilians close to el-Fasher.

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

Sudan was plunged into a domestic fighting in April 2023 when a brutal contest for control broke out 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 people have lost their lives in the fighting around the country, and about 12 million have left their homes in what the UN has described as the world's largest humanitarian disaster.

The seizure of el-Fasher strengthens the territorial division in the country, with the RSF now in control of western Sudan and much of neighbouring Kordofan to the southern area, and the military holding the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the coastal region.

The two warring rivals had been collaborators - coming to power together in a takeover in 2021 - but disagreed over an foreign-endorsed proposal to advance to civilian rule.