Per the UN refugee agency, in excess of 60,000 civilians have left the city in Sudan of el-Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary RSF recently.
Reports indicate mass executions and crimes against humanity as paramilitary forces entered the city after an extended blockade characterized by famine and heavy bombardment.
The flow of those escaping the conflict towards the community of Tawila, approximately 80km (50 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, had grown in the past few days, as stated by UNHCR spokesperson.
Survivors were telling shocking stories of violence, such as sexual violence, and the humanitarian group was struggling to find sufficient accommodation and supplies for them.
All children was affected by malnutrition, she added.
It is estimated that in excess of 150,000 residents are presently trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the military's final fortress in the western region of Darfur.
The Rapid Support Forces has denied broad claims that the executions in el-Fasher are based on ethnic factors and resemble a pattern of the Arab paramilitaries focusing on non-Arab populations.
Yet the RSF has arrested one of its members, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of extrajudicial killings.
The group distributed recordings revealing the fighter's apprehension following confirmation that he was behind the killing of numerous non-combatants close to el-Fasher.
Video sharing service has verified that it has suspended the profile connected to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had managed the profile in his identity.
Sudan was thrown into a civil war in April 2023 after a intense contest for control began between its military and the Rapid Support Forces.
It has resulted in a starvation emergency and claims of ethnic cleansing in the Darfur area.
Over 150,000 people have died in the war across the country, and approximately 12 million have fled their residences in what the United Nations has described as the most extensive humanitarian disaster.
The capture of el-Fasher strengthens the territorial division in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in command of Sudan's west and a large portion of adjacent Kordofan to the south, and the military holding the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the Red Sea.
The opposing sides had been collaborators - gaining control together in a takeover in 2021 - but split over an globally supported proposal to transition to civilian leadership.