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As stated by the UNHCR, in excess of 60,000 civilians have escaped the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the militia RSF during the weekend.

Reports indicate multiple executions and crimes against humanity as RSF fighters took control of the city following an extended encirclement marked by food shortages and heavy bombardment.

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

They were narrating terrible tales of abuses, featuring sexual violence, and the humanitarian group was finding it difficult to find enough accommodation and supplies for them.

Every child was affected by undernourishment, she noted.

Calculations indicate that more than 150,000 individuals are presently unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the army's final bastion in the western region of Darfur.

The Rapid Support Forces has disputed broad accusations 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 detained one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in summary executions.

The organization shared recordings revealing the fighter's apprehension after identification that he was behind the execution of several non-combatants close to el-Fasher.

Video sharing service has verified that it has removed the account connected to Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had controlled 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.

This has resulted in a starvation emergency and accusations of mass killing in the Darfur area.

Over 150,000 individuals have lost their lives in the fighting around the country, and about 12 million have fled their dwellings in what the United Nations has called the most extensive humanitarian disaster.

The seizure of el-Fasher strengthens the regional separation in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in dominance of the western region and significant areas of neighbouring Kordofan to the south, and the army occupying the main city, Khartoum, the center and east along the Red Sea.

The competing factions had been partners - coming to power together in a takeover in 2021 - but fell out over an internationally backed proposal to advance to civilian rule.