After a cease-fire faltered in Sudan’s capital, two weeks of fighting between the country’s army and a paramilitary group have reignited violence in Darfur, a region scarred by two decades of genocidal conflict that left as many as 300,000 people dead. A cease-fire scheduled to end on Sunday night fell apart on Saturday as the […]
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Sudan Fighting Escalates Amid Fears of Civil War
NAIROBI, Kenya — Sudan’s nightmare scenario is coming to pass. Fighter jets screamed over Khartoum, the capital, on Sunday, firing rockets into a city of millions. Artillery barrages slammed into the military headquarters, reducing it to a tower of flames. Civilian planes were bombed at the city’s airport, where terrified passengers cowered on the terminal floors. […]