🔗 Share this article More than 60,000 Run from Sudan's City In the wake of Seizure by Rapid Support Forces Militia, UN Says Many seek to get to the settlement of Tawila but experience intimidation, demands for money and abuse from militiamen along the way As stated by the UNHCR, more than 60,000 people have left the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was seized by the militia RSF over the weekend. Reports indicate multiple executions and crimes against humanity as paramilitary forces stormed the city following an 18-month encirclement characterized by famine and heavy bombardment. The flow of those running from the fighting towards the community of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the recent days, as stated by UNHCR spokesperson. Survivors were describing shocking tales of violence, including rape, and the organization was finding it difficult to locate enough housing and supplies for them. Every child was suffering from undernourishment, she added. Estimates suggest that in excess of 150,000 residents are currently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the army's remaining fortress in the western part of Darfur. The RSF has rejected widespread accusations that the executions in el-Fasher are based on ethnic factors and mirror a trend of the Arab militia groups attacking ethnic minorities. However the RSF has custodied one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in on-the-spot executions. The force distributed video showing the militiaman's detention subsequent to confirmation that he was involved in the execution of multiple non-combatants close to el-Fasher. Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has suspended the account connected to Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had managed the profile in his name. Sudan was entered a civil war in April 2023 when a brutal contest for control erupted between its military and the RSF. It has resulted in a famine and allegations of genocide in the western Darfur region. Over 150,000 individuals have died in the conflict throughout the country, and roughly 12 million have abandoned their homes in what the United Nations has termed the most extensive humanitarian disaster. The takeover of el-Fasher reinforces the territorial division in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in control of Sudan's west and significant areas of neighbouring Kordofan to the south, and the army controlling the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea. The two warring rivals had been collaborators - gaining control together in a takeover in 2021 - but fell out over an internationally backed initiative to advance to civilian leadership.