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June 26, 2023

Paramilitaries Seize Police HQ in Sudan's Capital; U.N. Warns Fighting Has Displaced 2.5 Million
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In Sudan, fighters with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stormed
the headquarters of a heavily armed police unit in Khartoum on Sunday,
seizing stockpiles of weapons and ammunition. Since Saturday, there have
been reports of intense airstrikes and artillery fire across Sudan's
capital. In the western Darfur region, witnesses say fighting killed at
least a dozen civilians on Sunday. Witnesses say RSF fighters have
joined Arab militias in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Darfur. UNICEF
reports fighting in Sudan has now displaced 2.5 million people, with at
least 330 children among the dead.


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