The western Sudanese city of el-Fasher has become a focal point of the ongoing civil war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army. Twelve-year-old Abdiwahab, whose name has been changed for safety, recently escaped the city after it fell to the RSF. In a video shared with the BBC, he recounts being assaulted multiple times by RSF fighters, who accused him of espionage. Separated from his family during the chaos, Abdiwahab walked 80 kilometers over three days to reach Tawila, a town offering relative safety. His story mirrors those of thousands of others fleeing el-Fasher, where the UN estimates 60,000 have escaped amid reports of atrocities, including rape and mass killings. Many survivors arrive in Tawila alone, traumatized, and in desperate need of aid. Ali, a volunteer aid worker who fled el-Fasher himself, filmed Abdiwahab’s account and is now helping new arrivals at a temporary camp. The situation remains dire, with aid agencies overwhelmed by the influx of displaced people, many of whom are unaccompanied minors or suffering from injuries and malnutrition. Despite the RSF leader’s admission of ‘violations’ and promises of investigation, the humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, leaving over 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, trapped in el-Fasher under famine-like conditions.