Clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army have forced several thousand families to flee the town of Kas.

There are reports of RSF fighters looting or destroying government buildings and markets.

Since the war broke out in mid-April, non-Arab communities across Darfur have been targeted by the RSF and allied Arab militias.

Heavy fighting is continuing in the capital, Khartoum, and several other areas as regional and international mediation efforts continue to end the conflict.

A similar pattern of ethnic violence took place two decades ago when militias were deployed to crush a rebellion. That war left around 300,000 people dead.