Airstrikes, artillery continue as Sudan fighting enters third week

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Fighting and air strikes in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, continued after the announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire extension on 3 May, despite efforts by foreign powers to broker an agreement..

Fighting broke out between the army and paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on 15 April 15, which displaced more than 75,000 people and derailed efforts towards democratic elections..

Violence has also been reported in the western Darfur region, with at least 96 people dying in inter-communal conflict as the conflict escalated..

Fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force continued despite the announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire extension on Friday, when strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Khartoum and the adjacent cities of Bahri and Ombdurman...

Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in a power struggle between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted into violence on April 15, derailing an internationally-backed transition toward democratic elections...

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