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CAIRO (AP) -- Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage of civilians and aid workers, but the shaky truce has not so far stopped the clashes.
A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between rival generals’ forces have entered their third week. “The eight tonnes of humanitarian cargo includes surgical material to support Sudanese hospitals and volunteers from the Sudan Red Crescent Society,” the International Committee of the Red Cross said.Fighting …
Geneva (ICRC) - Life-saving medical material departed from Amman, Jordan to Port Sudan on Saturday as part of emergency operations by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) following the outbreak of conflict in Sudan.
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Hospitals and blood banks are being looted, while more than half of medical facilities are out of service
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict.