Over 15,000 flee Sudan's El Fasher amid RSF attacks on civilians
The Sudanese Doctors Network warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe in Tawila if international agencies do not intervene urgently.
More than 15,000 people have fled El Fasher city in North Darfur within two days amid heavy fighting and reported attacks on civilians by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese Doctors Network has reported.
In a statement on X on Thursday, the medical group said most of those escaping the violence are women, children and the elderly, who arrived in Tawila locality after enduring long and dangerous journeys with little food or water.
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"They arrived in critical health and humanitarian conditions after a harsh displacement journey that lasted for many hours under extremely dangerous circumstances, where many of them were subjected to looting, physical assault, killing, and ethnically-based abuse by the Rapid Support Forces while trying to flee El Fasher city," the group said.
It added that the influx has overwhelmed Tawila's limited resources, with health facilities struggling with shortages of medicines, medical supplies and food. Access to clean drinking water also remains a major challenge, according to the group.
Further, the Sudanese Doctors Network warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe in Tawila if international agencies do not intervene urgently.
"The international community and the UN should act immediately to open safe humanitarian corridors between El Fasher and the surrounding areas, as large numbers of displaced people remain trapped, and some have not found anything to eat for three days," the group said.
"(They should) provide emergency medical and food support to the displaced in Tawila and the host areas and protect civilians and ensure the unhindered delivery of aid without obstruction or armed threat."
The revelations come as Sudan faces a fresh wave of violence in its western Darfur region, where reports point to ethnic cleansing by the RSF in El Fasher. Additional reports indicate that the paramilitary group has killed at least 1,500 people over the past three days as civilians attempted to flee the city.
According to the BBC, RSF General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, has since admitted that his forces committed violations during the capture of El Fasher and announced an investigation into the incidents.
His remarks followed mounting international outrage over reports of mass civilian killings in the Darfur city after the RSF seized control on Sunday.
However, observers remain doubtful that the promised inquiry will lead to justice, noting that past investigations, including those linked to massacres in El Geneina in 2023 and atrocities in Gezira state, were never carried out.
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