In excess of 60,000 Escape Sudan's City Following Seizure by RSF Paramilitary Group, United Nations Reports

Per the United Nations refugee organization, over 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was seized by the paramilitary RSF recently.

Reports indicate mass executions and human rights violations as RSF fighters took control of the city after an extended blockade featuring starvation and sustained attacks.

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

Refugees were describing shocking tales of atrocities, including sexual violence, and the organization was having trouble to secure enough accommodation and food for them.

Every child was affected by nutritional deficiencies, she noted.

It is estimated that more than 150,000 residents are presently unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the army's last stronghold in the western part of Darfur.

The RSF has disputed broad allegations that the executions in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and follow a pattern of the Arab paramilitaries targeting ethnic minorities.

However the RSF has custodied one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in extrajudicial killings.

The group shared recordings revealing the fighter's detention following confirmation that he was involved in the execution of multiple non-combatants close to el-Fasher.

Digital platform has confirmed that it has removed the account linked to Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had managed the account in his name.

Sudan was plunged into a internal conflict in April 2023 when a intense struggle for power erupted between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.

It has resulted in a famine and claims of mass killing in the western Sudan.

More than 150,000 people have lost their lives in the war around the country, and approximately 12 million have fled their dwellings in what the United Nations has termed the biggest global humanitarian emergency.

The capture of el-Fasher reinforces the territorial division in the country, with the RSF now in command of western Sudan and significant areas of bordering Kordofan to the south, and the army occupying the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea.

The two warring rivals had been allies - gaining control together in a takeover in 2021 - but split over an globally supported initiative to advance to civilian rule.