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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke Africa correspondent, and Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum

Sudan faces surge in fighting as ceasefire attempts fail before end of Eid

Smoke fills the sky near Doha International hospital in Khartoum on Friday.
Smoke fills the sky near Doha International hospital in Khartoum on Friday. Photograph: Maheen S/AP

Sudan faces a weekend of intensified violence after last-minute efforts to impose a ceasefire before the end of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and bring a close to almost a week of fighting in Khartoum failed.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have now spent almost a week trapped in their homes in the capital, under constant bombardment with dwindling supplies of food and limited power.

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