The Latest Breaking News from Wad Madani

The United Nations raised the alarm Tuesday over fighting raging near the former safe haven of Wad Madani in Sudan where the population had swelled to more than 700,000.

The RSF is on the verge of capturing Wad Madani, a city that has hosted hundreds of thousands of war-displaced people.

Advance comes after three days of intense fighting that forced thousands to flee towards the south

Heavy fighting reported in Wad Madani, where thousands of displaced people had sought shelter.

Region had been a place of refuge for those escaping conflict in Khartoum between the army and the Rapid Support Forces

Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries engulfed the aid hub of Wad Madani Friday triggering an exodus of civilians already displaced by eight months of war, an AFP correspondent reported.

Six months after tensions between rival Sudanese generals ignited a devastating war, thousands lie dead, millions are displaced, and the once-thriving capital, Khartoum, is a shadow of its past glory.

Civilians are helping Sudan’s most vulnerable via food banks, donations, logistical coordination and medical support.

Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's Al Jazirah state, declared civil disobedience and a complete political strike in wake of the killing of protesters during rallies against the October 25 military coup. Local sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that protesters blocked all routes into the city, effectively cutting it off from…