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More air strikes in Sudan as ceasefire expiry looms

Mohamed 'Hemedti' Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, has turned against the man who was once his commander, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan [File: Ashraf Shazly/AFP]

The Sudanese army has pounded paramilitary fighters with air strikes in the capital, Khartoum, while deadly fighting has flared in Darfur as a ceasefire that has slowed street battles is set to expire.

Columns of smoke rose on Thursday near the presidential palace in Khartoum and areas north of the capital as aircraft flew sorties.

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