Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have seized control of Wad Madani, the nation’s second-largest city, which was once a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people escaping violence in Khartoum. Thousands have fled their homes on buses and on foot, as fighting between the Sudanese army and RSF intensified in Wad Madani. The RSF’s takeover of the city has marked a new turn in Sudan’s eight-month conflict that broke out in April. The U.N. has warned hunger in Sudan’s conflict zones is headed toward famine-like conditions while nearly 7 million people have been internally displaced or forced to flee Sudan.