Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group have advanced eastwards toward the key administrative and humanitarian hub of Port Sudan, claiming to have taken the key town of Sinja, the capital of Sennar State.
Over 60,000 people have fled Sinja Town, south of Sudan's capital Khartoum, to neighboring localities according to the United Nations, as fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces intensified in the state towards the end of June.
The RSF's eastward advance -- the group now controls a large part of Western Sudan including the Darfur region -- has raised concerns that the paramilitary group is closing in on Port Sudan, the city a key administrative and humanitarian on the Red Sea.
"This is having a huge impact on innocent civilians," Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the U.N.'s secretary-general, said on Tuesday. "Latest figures indicate that more than 60,000 men, women and children have already fled the fighting in that area."
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