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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Conflict in Sudan’s South Lays Bare Deep Scars

People who fled ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile state wait at a clinic at a camp for displaced people in Damazin, some 450 km south of Khartoum - AFP

After his family was massacred and home torched, Sudanese farmer Ayoub Haroun sought refuge in a school alongside some of the tens of thousands fleeing recent bitter ethnic conflict.

More than a week of bloodshed last month in Sudan’s Blue Nile state left at least 105 people dead and scores wounded, as rival groups fought in a complex conflict involving deep-seated grievances, control of land and battles for power.

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