In excess of 60,000 Flee Sudanese City In the wake of Capture by Rapid Support Forces Militia, United Nations Reports
Per the United Nations refugee organization, in excess of 60,000 individuals have left the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was seized by the militia Rapid Support Forces recently.
Reports indicate multiple executions and human rights violations as paramilitary forces stormed the city following an 18-month siege marked by famine and heavy bombardment.
The movement of those running from the violence towards the community of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had increased in the past few days, according to United Nations refugee agency spokesperson.
Refugees were telling terrible stories of violence, including sexual violence, and the agency was struggling to find adequate shelter and nourishment for them.
All children was affected by nutritional deficiencies, she noted.
It is estimated that over 150,000 people are presently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final bastion in the western part of Darfur.
The RSF has rejected extensive accusations that the executions in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and mirror a pattern of the Arab fighters targeting non-Arab populations.
However the RSF has custodied one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in summary executions.
The organization distributed footage revealing the militiaman's apprehension subsequent to identification that he was behind the death of several civilians near el-Fasher.
Digital platform has acknowledged that it has banned the account connected to Lulu. The status remains unclear whether he had managed the account in his name.
Sudan was plunged into a domestic fighting in April 2023 when a vicious power struggle broke out between its military and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has led to a starvation emergency and allegations of ethnic cleansing in the Darfur area.
In excess of 150,000 persons have been killed in the war throughout the country, and about 12 million have abandoned their residences in what the UN has termed the most extensive humanitarian emergency.
The takeover of el-Fasher strengthens the territorial division in the country, with the RSF now in command 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 competing factions had been allies - gaining control together in a coup in 2021 - but split over an globally supported plan to move towards civilian rule.
