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Michael Fitzpatrick

Fierce fighting rages across Sudan despite ceasefire extension

The ruins of a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum. © Marwan Ali / AP

Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to extend a ceasefire deal.

In the final hours of a repeatedly broken three-day ceasefire, due to end at midnight, the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a 72-hour extension following pressure from Saudi Arabia and the United States.

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