Shaken, scratched and left with just the clothes he is wearing, Ezzeldin Hassan Musa describes the brutality of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the wake of the paramilitary group taking control of el-Fasher city in the Darfur region.
He says its fighters tortured and murdered men trying to flee.
Now in the town of Tawila, lying exhausted on a mat under a gazebo, Ezzeldin is one of several thousand people who have made it to relative safety after escaping what the UN has described as horrific violence.
On Wednesday, RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo admitted to violations in el-Fasher and said they would be investigated. A day later a senior UN official said the RSF had given notice that they had arrested some suspects.
About an 80km (50-mile) journey from el-Fasher, Tawila is currently one of several places of refuge.
We left el-Fasher four days ago. The suffering we encountered on the way was unimaginable, Ezzeldin says.
We were divided into groups and beaten. The scenes were extremely brutal. We saw people murdered in front of us. We saw people being beaten. It was really terrible.
I myself was hit on the head, back, and legs. They beat me with sticks. They wanted to execute us completely. But when the opportunity arose, we ran, while others in front were detained.
As around 5,000 people have reached Tawila since the fall of el-Fasher, many have made the journey on foot, often finding food scarce and facing brutal assaults along the way. Another survivor, Ahmed Ismail Ibrahim, recounts how he witnessed four of his companions being murdered by RSF fighters, while he narrowly escaped with serious injuries.
Humanitarian workers on the ground report that most of the new arrivals are women and children, suffering from various injuries and psychological trauma. The ongoing situation remains dire, with many still unaccounted for and in desperate need of aid.
He says its fighters tortured and murdered men trying to flee.
Now in the town of Tawila, lying exhausted on a mat under a gazebo, Ezzeldin is one of several thousand people who have made it to relative safety after escaping what the UN has described as horrific violence.
On Wednesday, RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo admitted to violations in el-Fasher and said they would be investigated. A day later a senior UN official said the RSF had given notice that they had arrested some suspects.
About an 80km (50-mile) journey from el-Fasher, Tawila is currently one of several places of refuge.
We left el-Fasher four days ago. The suffering we encountered on the way was unimaginable, Ezzeldin says.
We were divided into groups and beaten. The scenes were extremely brutal. We saw people murdered in front of us. We saw people being beaten. It was really terrible.
I myself was hit on the head, back, and legs. They beat me with sticks. They wanted to execute us completely. But when the opportunity arose, we ran, while others in front were detained.
As around 5,000 people have reached Tawila since the fall of el-Fasher, many have made the journey on foot, often finding food scarce and facing brutal assaults along the way. Another survivor, Ahmed Ismail Ibrahim, recounts how he witnessed four of his companions being murdered by RSF fighters, while he narrowly escaped with serious injuries.
Humanitarian workers on the ground report that most of the new arrivals are women and children, suffering from various injuries and psychological trauma. The ongoing situation remains dire, with many still unaccounted for and in desperate need of aid.
