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Syrian refugee in Sudan aims to show how refugees can make a difference

Syrian refugee in Sudan aims to show how refugees can make a difference

A Syrian refugee living in Sudan, who says he wants to show how refugees can make a difference, is helping to supply clean water to Ethiopians fleeing conflict at home. Student Salam Kanoush, 29, fled Syria in 2016. He says he was kidnapped and robbed while leaving Aleppo and bombing attacks made it unsafe for him to remain at his university in Damascus. Kanoush says his mission is to prove that refugees can bring about change and has devoted his free time to helping other refugees and people in need. "In Sudan I wanted to give an example that refugees…
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Ethiopian govt says troops take two towns from Tigray fighters

Ethiopian govt says troops take two towns from Tigray fighters

GOVERNMENT forces captured two towns from rebel forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, the government and Tigrayan fighters fired rockets at an airport in a neighbouring region. The rocket attack on Bahir Dar, capital of Asmara region, raised concerns that the two-week-old conflict between the Tigrayan rebels and the central government could spiral into a wider war. The United Nations meanwhile said it was making plans for as many as 200,000 refugees fleeing into neighbouring Sudan. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people have been killed and tens of thousands of refugees have already fled from fighting in Tigray as Prime Minister…
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Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan describe airstrikes and machete killings in Tigray

Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan describe airstrikes and machete killings in Tigray

CIVILIANS fleeing fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region described bombing by government warplanes, shooting on the streets and killings by machete, as they joined thousands of refugees crossing into neighbouring Sudan. Speaking to Reuters in the Sudanese border town of al-Fashqa, where more than 7,000 refugees have sought safety, witnesses gave first-hand accounts of the escalating conflict in Tigray, where government forces are battling fighters loyal to rebellious local leaders. Reuters spoke to a dozen refugees. Many of them described seeing dead bodies strewn alongside the roads as they fled under cover of darkness, fearing they would be found and…
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