Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has announced the withdrawal of his soldiers from their last stronghold in Darfur, as the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of “ atrocities ” by the paramilitary group now in control of the city of el-Fasher.

Al-Burhan’s announcement came late on Monday, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the main Sudanese army base in el-Fasher and claimed victory there.

The army’s withdrawal from el-Fasher leaves more than a quarter-million people – half of them children – under the control of the RSF. Aid groups reported chaotic scenes there on Monday, including battles between RSF and departing troops and their remaining allies.

In his statement, al-Burhan said that military officers decided to

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