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Sudan war 100 days on: Over 3,000 deaths, millions displaced, no ceasefire

The war in the East African nation has killed thousands and uprooted millions from their homes since it broke out in April.

Smoke billows in southern khartoum as deadly shelling and gunfire resumed after the end of a 24-hour cease-fire in Sudan, June 12, 2023.
Smoke billows in southern khartoum as deadly shelling and gunfire resumed after the end of a 24-hour cease-fire in Sudan, June 12, 2023. — -/AFP via Getty Images

The war in Sudan continues to rage as it enters its 100th day with no prospects of any near solution to the conflict that has devastated the country.  

The conflict in Sudan erupted in the capital Khartoum on April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) vying for power after years of instability that followed the fall of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. The fighting has since spread to other areas of the country.

More than 3,000 people have been killed since, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry. UNICEF said at least 435 children had been killed and 2,025 injured.

Another 14 million children are in need of humanitarian support, according to the agency, and over half of Sudan's 48 million people need humanitarian aid to survive.

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