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At least 250,000 flee fighting in Sudan’s El Gezira state -IOM

The African MirrorDecember 20, 2023December 19, 20231 Min Read

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese people, who fled the violence in their country and newly arrived, wait to be registered at the camp near the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

At least 250,000 to 300,000 people have fled Sudan’s El Gezira state since December 15 as a result of clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan’s army, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

The RSF, at war with the army for the past eight months, has been advancing on El Gezira’s state capital, Wad Madani, and its fighters entered the city earlier on Monday, witnesses said.