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As stated by the United Nations refugee organization, in excess of 60,000 civilians have left the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces recently.

There have been mass executions and human rights violations as RSF fighters stormed the city after an year-and-a-half siege featuring famine and intense shelling.

The movement of those escaping the conflict towards the town of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had grown in the past few days, as stated by United Nations refugee agency spokesperson.

Refugees were narrating horrendous tales of violence, featuring sexual violence, and the humanitarian group was finding it difficult to locate enough shelter and nourishment for them.

All children was affected by undernourishment, she commented.

Estimates suggest that over 150,000 residents are presently unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final bastion in the western part of Darfur.

The Rapid Support Forces has disputed extensive claims that the deaths in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and mirror a pattern of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab populations.

However the RSF has arrested one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been charged with on-the-spot executions.

The force released footage showing the fighter's arrest subsequent to confirmation that he was behind the execution of numerous non-combatants close to el-Fasher.

Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has suspended the profile associated with Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had managed the profile in his identity.

Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 after a vicious power struggle began between its military and the RSF.

This has led to a food crisis and claims of mass killing in the Darfur area.

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

The capture of el-Fasher strengthens the territorial division in the country, with the RSF now in dominance of Sudan's west and significant areas of bordering Kordofan to the southern area, and the military controlling the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern areas along the Red Sea.

The two warring rivals had been partners - coming to power together in a takeover in 2021 - but disagreed over an globally supported proposal to advance to democratic governance.