Fighting in Sudan's capital escalated on Wednesday with fierce clashes and air strikes, witnesses said, as delegations of rival military factions continued talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at securing a ceasefire and humanitarian relief.
Drone shot of fire in Bahri in Sudan. Screenshot from video obtained by Reuters, witnesses said, as delegations of rival military factions continued talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at securing a ceasefire and humanitarian relief.
The conflict has created a humanitarian crisis in Africa's third-largest nation by area, displacing more than 700,000 people inside the country and prompting 150,000 to flee to neighboring states. It has also sparked unrest in Sudan's western Darfur region. A Western diplomat familiar with the talks in Jeddah said there had been no concrete outcome so far but mediators intended to keep going until they could secure a result.
The fighting has left more than 600 people dead and 5,000 injured, according to the the World Health Organization, though the real figure is thought to be much higher.
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