Aljazeera published on 17 December 2023 an article titled "Thousands Flee as War Reaches Sudan's Second-largest City."
Sudan's civil war has reached Wad Madani, Sudan's second-largest city located 85 miles southeast of Khartoum. With a population of 700,000 and another 86,000 internally displaced persons who fled the conflict in the Khartoum region, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is approaching Wad Madani, which had been held by the Sudan Armed Forces until now. Consequently, some residents are fleeing further south.
