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Newshour: 03/05/2024 20:06 GMT: Darfur’s largest city on the brink of a major clash

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03/05/2024 20:06 GMT

03/05/2024 20:06 GMT: Darfur’s largest city on the brink of a major clash

Darfur’s largest city on the brink of a major clash

BBC World Service - Newshour, Darfur’s largest city on the brink of a major clash

Why is capturing the Sudanese city of El-Fasher so important?

The Sudanese city of El-Fasher is on the brink of a major clash between rival forces, trapping hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Also on the programme: Turkey severs trade links with Israel over the war in Gaza; and Russian troops have been deployed to an airbase in Niger where American soldiers are located. 

(Photo: Newly arrived refugees from Darfur in Sudan sit on horse as they head to their shelters in Adre, Chad. Credit: Getty Images)

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