đź”— Share this article In excess of 60,000 Flee Sudanese City After Takeover by Rapid Support Forces Militia, UN States Numerous are attempting to get to the settlement of Tawila but experience intimidation, extortion and mistreatment from militiamen along the way Per the United Nations refugee organization, more than 60,000 individuals have fled the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary RSF recently. Reports indicate summary killings and human rights violations as RSF fighters entered the city after an extended siege marked by famine and sustained attacks. The movement of those escaping the fighting towards the community of Tawila, approximately 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had increased in the last several days, according to United Nations refugee agency representative. Refugees were narrating horrendous accounts of atrocities, featuring rape, and the agency was having trouble to locate sufficient housing and supplies for them. Every child was affected by nutritional deficiencies, she noted. It is estimated that more than 150,000 individuals are still stranded in el-Fasher, which had been the army's last stronghold in the western region of Darfur. The RSF has denied broad accusations that the deaths in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and mirror a pattern of the Arab militia groups attacking non-Arab communities. Nevertheless the paramilitary group has arrested one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in summary executions. The force released footage revealing the fighter's apprehension after verification that he was responsible for the death of several civilians close to el-Fasher. Social media platform has acknowledged that it has suspended the channel linked to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had operated the profile in his name. Sudan was thrown into a civil war in April 2023 after a vicious contest for control erupted between its army and the Rapid Support Forces. It has resulted in a famine and accusations of genocide in the western Sudan. More than 150,000 persons have lost their lives in the conflict across the country, and approximately 12 million have fled their dwellings in what the United Nations has described as the biggest global humanitarian disaster. The capture of el-Fasher strengthens the geographic split in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in dominance of the western region and a large portion of neighbouring Kordofan to the south, and the military controlling the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern areas along the coastal region. The opposing sides had been collaborators - taking over together in a coup in 2021 - but split over an foreign-endorsed proposal to move towards democratic governance.