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Atleast 80 killed in strike by Sudan paramilitary forces

Sudanese paramilitary forces killed at least 80 people in a southeastern village, a medical source and witnesses said on Friday, in an attack that followed U.S.- The assault occurred in Jalgini village in the State of Sennar on Thursday. "We received 55 dead and dozens of wounded at the hospital on Thursday, and 25 of them died on Friday, bringing the death toll to 80," a source at Jalgini's medical centre told AFP. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which since April 2023 has been battling Sudan's regular army, captured the Sennar State capital of Sinja in June. More than 10 million people are currently displaced across Sudan, most in areas facing worsening humanitarian conditions as fighting spreads.

The Hindu

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