🔗 Share this article More than 60,000 Run from Sudanese City Following Capture by RSF Paramilitary Group, UN Reports Many are trying to reach the settlement of Tawila but face intimidation, demands for money and mistreatment from fighters along the way As stated by the United Nations refugee organization, over 60,000 individuals have escaped the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the militia Rapid Support Forces recently. Accounts suggest mass executions and atrocities as militia members entered the city after an extended blockade featuring starvation and heavy bombardment. The flow of those running from the fighting towards the town of Tawila, roughly 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the past few days, as stated by UNHCR spokesperson. Survivors were describing terrible tales of violence, featuring rape, and the organization was struggling to secure sufficient shelter and food for them. Each child was experiencing nutritional deficiencies, she noted. Calculations indicate that more than 150,000 individuals are presently unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the military's remaining bastion in the western region of Darfur. The RSF has denied broad claims that the killings in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and resemble a trend of the Arab paramilitaries focusing on non-Arab populations. Nevertheless the RSF has detained one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of on-the-spot executions. The force shared footage depicting the militiaman's arrest following confirmation that he was behind the death of numerous non-combatants in the vicinity of el-Fasher. Digital platform has verified that it has banned the account connected to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the account in his identity. Sudan was thrown into a civil war in April 2023 following a brutal contest for control broke out between its army and the RSF. This has caused a food crisis and allegations of genocide in the Darfur area. Over 150,000 people have lost their lives in the conflict throughout the country, and approximately 12 million have fled their residences in what the United Nations has termed the biggest global humanitarian crisis. The capture of el-Fasher reinforces the territorial division in the country, with the RSF now in control of western Sudan and a large portion of bordering Kordofan to the southern area, and the army occupying the main city, Khartoum, the center and east along the coastal region. The two warring rivals had been collaborators - taking over together in a coup in 2021 - but fell out over an globally supported proposal to transition to civilian leadership.