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As stated by the UN refugee agency, in excess of 60,000 individuals have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was taken over by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over the weekend.

Accounts suggest summary killings and atrocities as RSF fighters entered the city following an 18-month blockade characterized by famine and heavy bombardment.

The flow of those escaping the conflict towards the community of Tawila, approximately 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had accelerated in the last several days, per United Nations refugee agency spokesperson.

They were describing terrible accounts of violence, such as rape, and the organization was struggling to find sufficient shelter and supplies for them.

Each child was experiencing undernourishment, she noted.

Calculations indicate that in excess of 150,000 residents are still trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the military's last bastion in the western region of Darfur.

The RSF has rejected broad claims that the deaths in el-Fasher are driven by ethnicity and follow a trend of the Arab militia groups attacking non-Arab communities.

However the paramilitary group has custodied one of its fighters, Abu Lulu, who has been implicated in extrajudicial killings.

The organization distributed video showing the fighter's apprehension after verification that he was involved in the death of multiple unarmed men close to el-Fasher.

Social media platform has acknowledged that it has suspended the profile connected to Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the profile in his identity.

Sudan was entered a internal conflict in April 2023 following a vicious power struggle broke out between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.

This has resulted in a food crisis and accusations of mass killing in the Darfur area.

Over 150,000 individuals have lost their lives in the war throughout the country, and approximately 12 million have left their homes in what the United Nations has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis.

The takeover of el-Fasher strengthens the territorial division in the country, with the Rapid Support Forces now in dominance of the western region and significant areas of neighbouring Kordofan to the southern area, and the military occupying the main city, Khartoum, central and eastern areas along the Red Sea.

The two warring rivals had been partners - coming to power together in a coup in 2021 - but fell out over an internationally backed plan to advance to civilian leadership.