🔗 Share this article In excess of 60,000 Run from Sudanese City In the wake of Seizure by Rapid Support Forces Paramilitary Group, UN Reports Many are trying to get to the settlement of Tawila but encounter intimidation, demands for money and abuse from fighters during their journey As stated by the United Nations refugee organization, over 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was captured by the militia RSF over the weekend. There have been summary killings and human rights violations as paramilitary forces took control of the city after an 18-month encirclement characterized by famine and heavy bombardment. The movement of those escaping the fighting towards the town of Tawila, roughly 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the recent days, as stated by UNHCR representative. Survivors were telling terrible stories of atrocities, such as rape, and the humanitarian group was finding it difficult to secure enough accommodation and supplies for them. All children was affected by malnutrition, she commented. Calculations indicate that more than 150,000 individuals are currently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final stronghold in the western part of Darfur. The RSF has denied widespread allegations that the deaths in el-Fasher are based on ethnic factors and mirror a practice of the Arab militia groups attacking non-Arab communities. Yet the RSF has arrested one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in extrajudicial killings. The organization shared recordings showing the militiaman's apprehension subsequent to identification that he was responsible for the killing of multiple unarmed men near el-Fasher. Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has suspended the profile associated with Lulu. It is not clear whether he had managed the profile in his identity. Sudan was entered a civil war in April 2023 following a brutal contest for control erupted between its army and the Rapid Support Forces. This has led to a famine and allegations of ethnic cleansing in the western Sudan. Over 150,000 individuals have lost their lives in the conflict around the country, and roughly 12 million have abandoned their homes in what the United Nations has called the most extensive humanitarian emergency. The takeover of el-Fasher strengthens the regional separation in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in dominance of the western region and a large portion of adjacent Kordofan to the south, and the military occupying the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the coastal region. The opposing sides had been allies - coming to power together in a takeover in 2021 - but disagreed over an globally supported plan to advance to civilian rule.