Thousands Flee as Sudan’s Civil War Spreads to Crucial Aid Hub

Fighting spread to a Sudanese city crucial to international aid efforts, forcing about 15,000 people to flee and threatening to deepen a humanitarian disaster caused by the eight-month-old civil war.

Clashes and air-strikes engulfed locations around Wad Madani over the weekend, with the US urging the Rapid Support Forces militia that’s battling Sudan’s army to halt its attack.