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Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan’s rivals talk

Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan’s rivals talk

SHELLING and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan's capital with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia. Khartoum and the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman across the Nile's two branches have been the main theatre of conflict along with western Darfur province since the army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary started fighting on April 15. Shelling struck Bahri and air strikes hit Omdurman early on Sunday, according to a Reuters reporter and witnesses. "There were heavy air strikes near us in Saliha…
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Families in Sudan divided by rival military factions

Families in Sudan divided by rival military factions

AS Sudan fell apart this month in pitched battles between warring military factions, Mohamed Jally's family in the vast desert region of Darfur was itself torn in two, with a brother fighting on each side. Although the brothers are not presently fighting in the same place, Jally fears the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group will eventually pitch them against each other. "It definitely feels really bad having one of my brothers fighting with the army and the other with the RSF, both on the frontlines," said Jally, a banker. "I pray to God…
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Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US

Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US

KHALID ABDELAZIZ, NAFISA ELTAHIR and HUMEYRA PAMUK HEAVY gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis. Loud shooting reverberated in the background of live feeds by Arab television news channels in the Khartoum capital region minutes after the agreed 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) onset of the ceasefire. Warplanes were roaring in the skies above Khartoum, a Reuters reporter heard tanks firing shortly after the truce was due to take hold, and a resident told Reuters he…
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Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce

Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce

KHALID ABDELAZIZ, NAFISA ELTAHIR and HUMEYRA PAMUK HEAVY gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis. Loud shooting reverberated in the background of live feeds by Arab television news channels in the Khartoum capital region minutes after the agreed 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) onset of the ceasefire. Warplanes were roaring in the skies above Khartoum, a Reuters reporter heard tanks firing shortly after the truce was due to take hold, and a resident told Reuters he…
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