🔗 Share this article More than 60,000 Run from Sudanese City In the wake of Seizure by Rapid Support Forces Militia, UN Says Many are attempting to reach the town of Tawila but face harassment, demands for money and abuse from fighters during their journey As stated by the United Nations refugee organization, over 60,000 people have left the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the militia Rapid Support Forces during the weekend. There have been mass executions and atrocities as paramilitary forces stormed the city after an year-and-a-half blockade characterized by famine and heavy bombardment. The exodus of those running from the conflict towards the town of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had grown in the recent days, according to United Nations refugee agency spokesperson. Survivors were telling shocking accounts of atrocities, featuring sexual violence, and the humanitarian group was having trouble to secure sufficient shelter and food for them. Every child was experiencing malnutrition, she commented. Estimates suggest that in excess of 150,000 residents are still unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the military's final stronghold in the western part of Darfur. The Rapid Support Forces has rejected broad claims that the executions in el-Fasher are based on ethnic factors and mirror a pattern of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab populations. However the RSF has detained one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of on-the-spot executions. The group released footage depicting the militiaman's detention after identification that he was responsible for the death of multiple unarmed men near el-Fasher. Social media platform has acknowledged that it has banned the profile associated with Lulu. It is not clear whether he had operated the profile in his name. Sudan was plunged into a domestic fighting in April 2023 when a intense struggle for power broke out between its military and the RSF. The conflict has resulted in a starvation emergency and claims of genocide in the western Darfur region. In excess of 150,000 individuals have been killed in the conflict across the country, and roughly 12 million have fled their residences in what the UN has termed the biggest global humanitarian disaster. The seizure of el-Fasher strengthens the regional separation in the country, with the RSF now in command of western Sudan and a large portion of neighbouring Kordofan to the southern area, and the military occupying the capital, Khartoum, the center and east along the coastal region. The competing factions had been partners - gaining control together in a seizure of power in 2021 - but split over an globally supported proposal to move towards civilian rule.