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At least 47 killed in Sudan army’s last Darfur stronghold el-Fasher

El-Fasher has become home to tens of thousands of internally displaced people escaping the advance of the Rapid Support Forces across Darfur [File: Reuters]

Dozens of civilians and soldiers were killed in the latest bout of violence in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher on Friday, the local governor has said, as fighting in the country shows no sign of abating more than one year after the start of the conflict.

At least 30 civilians and 17 soldiers were killed in attacks in the city, Minni Minnawi said on Saturday. “This shows that the goal of those attacking el-Fasher is to exterminate the city.”

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