Families flee as Sudan's RSF advances on Sennar city, residents say

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 Drone footage shows birds in the foreground as clouds of black smoke billow over Bahri, also known as Khartoum North, Sudan on May 1, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS

Paramilitaries from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have advanced on the southeastern trading hub of Sennar as they push to expand territorial gains more than 14 months into a war with the army, residents and officials said on Wednesday.

Families fled the city on the banks of the Blue Nile after hearing the sound of fighting on Tuesday evening, locals said.