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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says

A woman cradles a child with a bandage wrapped around its head
A child whose family fled violence perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher receives treatment at a displacement camp. Photograph: Mohammed Abaker/AP

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are reportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, seized El Fasher in Darfur last week after a near 18-month siege. Some of its troops have posted videos of civilians being shot, including in the town’s maternity hospital.

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