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In Sudan's east, murky arms trade thrives as war rages

Rapid Support Forces operate a machine gun in Khartoum in 2019. The paramilitaries now at war with the army say they 'do not deal with traffickers' of guns. © Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP/File

Al-Batana (Sudan) (AFP) – More than four months into Sudan's devastating war, arms dealers are struggling to keep up with demand for a trade that is booming, at a deadly cost.

"A Kalashnikov? A rifle? A pistol?" said a 63-year-old dealer known as Wad al-Daou, offering his wares with a resounding laugh.

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