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| Sudan crisis: Five children among 17 killed in air strikes | Sudan crisis: Five children among 17 killed in air strikes |
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| Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the conflict mid-April | Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the conflict mid-April |
| Seventeen people - five children - have been killed in an air strike in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, officials say. | Seventeen people - five children - have been killed in an air strike in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, officials say. |
| Twenty-five homes were destroyed in Saturday's strike in the densely populated Yarmouk district. | Twenty-five homes were destroyed in Saturday's strike in the densely populated Yarmouk district. |
| It came a day after a top army general threatened to step up attacks against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. | It came a day after a top army general threatened to step up attacks against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. |
| Fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF broke out mid-April as a result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership. | Fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF broke out mid-April as a result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership. |
| In early June, the RSF claimed full control of Yarmouk, an area of the capital which houses an arms manufacturing facility. | In early June, the RSF claimed full control of Yarmouk, an area of the capital which houses an arms manufacturing facility. |
| Later on Saturday the warring factions agreed a 72-hour ceasefire starting at 06:00 (04:00 GMT) on Sunday. It was announced by Saudi and US mediators. Similar ceasefires in the past have not been observed. | |
| Precise figures on the number of people killed in the fighting are difficult to establish, but it is believed to be well over 1,000, including many civilians caught in the crossfire. | Precise figures on the number of people killed in the fighting are difficult to establish, but it is believed to be well over 1,000, including many civilians caught in the crossfire. |
| Roughly 2.2 million people have been displaced within the country and more than half a million are sheltering in neighbouring countries, according to the UN. | Roughly 2.2 million people have been displaced within the country and more than half a million are sheltering in neighbouring countries, according to the UN. |
| Several ceasefires have been announced to allow people to escape the fighting but these have not been observed. | Several ceasefires have been announced to allow people to escape the fighting but these have not been observed. |
| The recent attack targeted civilians in Mayo, Yarmouk, and Mandela areas, according to the RSF. The army has not commented. | The recent attack targeted civilians in Mayo, Yarmouk, and Mandela areas, according to the RSF. The army has not commented. |
| Since the hostilities began, tens of thousands of civilians have fled across the border into neighbouring Chad. | Since the hostilities began, tens of thousands of civilians have fled across the border into neighbouring Chad. |
| Doctors and hospitals there have been overstretched and struggling to cope. | Doctors and hospitals there have been overstretched and struggling to cope. |
| The violence has also resurrected a two-decade-old conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region. | The violence has also resurrected a two-decade-old conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region. |
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| Doctors shaken by rape in Sudan conflict | Doctors shaken by rape in Sudan conflict |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Sudan | Sudan |