Report from Khartoum: Civilians Killed & Trapped Amid Fighting Between Factions in Sudan's Military

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We go to Khartoum, Sudan, for an update on fighting that began Saturday between the Sudanese military and a rival paramilitary force that has left at least 97 civilians dead and hundreds more injured. The fighting pits Sudan's military against a powerful paramilitary group and has dashed hopes of a civilian-led, democratically elected government — a key demand of protesters who led Sudan's mass mobilizations in 2019 — and sparked fears of civil war. "What should be the priority right now is a ceasefire," says Sudanese activist Marine Alneel.

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