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As many as 300,000 people have fled fighting on a new front in Sudan's war, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday night.
Fighters from a paramilitary force that has been battling the army for eight months advanced into the city of Wad Madani, the capital of the El Gezira state. They also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.
Wad Madani had been a haven
The takeover of Wad Madani, a city packed with displaced people and an aid hub during the current conflict, could be a turning point in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) advance through western and central regions of Sudan.
The city lies about 170 kilometers (105 miles) southeast of the capital Khartoum and is an important agricultural region in a country facing worsening hunger.
At least 250,000 to 300,000 people had fled El Gezira since the eruption of clashes four days ago, the IOM said in a statement.
"Fleeing again will completely deplete our resources," Heba Abdelrahim, who had come to Wad Madani with her family from Khartoum, told Reuters. "Thinking logically we will wait until we don't have any other choice."
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