Sudanese in 'Total Panic' as Paramilitaries Move South

Displaced people fleeing from Wad Madani in Sudan's Jazira state arrive in Gedaref in the country's east, Dec. 19, 2023.

On a countryside road in battle-ravaged Sudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns villagers' blood cold, fearing the arrival of paramilitaries plundering their way south in their war against the army.