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Sudan's RSF Escalates Conflict, 13 Million Face Crisis

5/9/2025

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Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are intensifying their brutal conflict against the regular army, employing sophisticated Chinese-made artillery and guided bombs. Their relentless drone strikes on army-held cities have exacerbated a dire humanitarian crisis, leaving over 13 million people in desperate need as the war drags into its third year.

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Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are intensifying their brutal conflict against the regular army, employing sophisticated Chinese-made artillery and guided bombs. Their relentless drone strikes on army-held cities have exacerbated a dire humanitarian crisis, leaving over 13 million people in desperate need as the war drags into its third year.