As stated by the UNHCR, in excess of 60,000 individuals have escaped the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was seized by the militia Rapid Support Forces recently.
Accounts suggest multiple executions and human rights violations as RSF fighters took control of the city following an 18-month siege featuring famine and heavy bombardment.
The exodus of those running from the violence towards the town of Tawila, approximately 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had grown in the past few days, according to United Nations refugee agency representative.
Survivors were telling terrible tales of violence, including rape, and the humanitarian group was struggling to secure enough shelter and nourishment for them.
Every child was affected by undernourishment, she noted.
Estimates suggest that in excess of 150,000 people are still unable to leave in el-Fasher, which had been the military's final fortress in the western part of Darfur.
The RSF has rejected extensive accusations that the killings in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and follow a practice of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab communities.
Yet the RSF has detained one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been charged with extrajudicial killings.
The force shared footage depicting the militiaman's detention following confirmation that he was behind the execution of several non-combatants close to el-Fasher.
Video sharing service has acknowledged that it has banned the channel associated with Lulu. Uncertainty exists whether he had operated the profile in his identity.
Sudan was thrown into a domestic fighting in April 2023 when a brutal power struggle began between its army and the RSF.
This has led to a starvation emergency and allegations of ethnic cleansing in the western Sudan.
Over 150,000 people have been killed in the war across the country, and about 12 million have abandoned their residences in what the United Nations has termed the world's largest humanitarian emergency.
The takeover of el-Fasher reinforces the regional separation in the country, with the RSF now in dominance of western Sudan and a large portion of neighbouring Kordofan to the southern area, and the army controlling the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the Red Sea.
The competing factions had been partners - coming to power together in a coup in 2021 - but fell out over an globally supported initiative to transition to democratic governance.
