As stated by the UNHCR, in excess of 60,000 civilians have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary RSF over the weekend.
There have been mass executions and human rights violations as paramilitary forces stormed the city after an year-and-a-half encirclement featuring famine and sustained attacks.
The exodus of those fleeing the fighting towards the community of Tawila, roughly 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had grown in the last several days, as stated by UNHCR spokesperson.
Survivors were describing shocking accounts of atrocities, such as rape, and the humanitarian group was struggling to secure enough housing and food for them.
Every child was affected by nutritional deficiencies, she commented.
Estimates suggest that more than 150,000 people are currently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the military's last bastion in the western part of Darfur.
The Rapid Support Forces has rejected widespread accusations that the deaths in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and follow a practice of the Arab paramilitaries focusing on ethnic minorities.
Yet the paramilitary group has custodied one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been charged with on-the-spot executions.
The organization released video showing the militiaman's arrest subsequent to confirmation that he was responsible for the execution of multiple civilians in the vicinity of el-Fasher.
Social media platform has acknowledged that it has banned the profile linked to Lulu. The status remains unclear whether he had managed the profile in his name.
Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 when a brutal contest for control erupted between its military and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has caused a food crisis and allegations of genocide in the western Sudan.
In excess of 150,000 people have lost their lives in the fighting throughout the country, and about 12 million have left their homes in what the United Nations has termed the most extensive humanitarian emergency.
The capture of el-Fasher strengthens the regional separation in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in command of Sudan's west and much of neighbouring Kordofan to the southern area, and the military controlling the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea.
The opposing sides had been partners - taking over together in a coup in 2021 - but split over an internationally backed initiative to transition to civilian rule.
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