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sudan's armed conflict: fierce fighting in western city of el fasher

2024-09-13

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on the 12th local time, the two sides of the sudanese armed conflict -fierce fighting between sudanese armed forces and rapid support forces in el fasher, capital of north darfur state in western sudanthe rapid support forces launched an attack on the city of el fasher from the east, west and south that day, engaging in a firefight with the sudanese armed forces stationed there and local armed forces allied with them. the battle lasted for several hours.

the local armed forces later issued a statement saying:the rapid support forces' offensive that day was the largest in recent memory.the sudanese armed forces and local armed forces repelled the enemy's attack, killing more than 80 people, injuring dozens of people, destroying more than 20 enemy military vehicles, and seizing 10.

on april 15, 2023, an armed conflict broke out between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces in the capital khartoum, which then spread to other areas. the armed conflict, which has lasted for more than a year, has caused more than 20,000 deaths and more than 10 million people displaced. the western darfur region is one of the most intense battlefields for the conflict between the two sides. of the five states in the region, except for north darfur, the remaining four states have been controlled by the rapid support forces. since april this year, the conflicting parties have been fighting for control of north darfur. (cctv reporter zhao yuanfang)

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