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Several women have told the BBC about their ordeal after being arrested by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The women said they were repeatedly beaten with sticks and threatened with execution.

When told to run for their lives, some of the young men opened fire.

They spoke of other victims who were forced to drink sewage water and were urinated on.

The militia, formerly known as the Janjaweed, is a brutal group that has terrorized the Darfur region for years.

It is commanded by the number two in Sudan's ruling military council - Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo - known as Hemeti.