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Sudanese army says it retook Bir Kelekel in West Darfur

Sudan's armed forces announced they had recaptured the Bir Kelekel area of West Darfur from the Rapid Support Forces, according to the state governor. The claim was not independently confirmed in the report.

Why it matters

Shifts in control of Darfur affect a region at the centre of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

Background

Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been at war since April 2023. Darfur has been a stronghold of the RSF, which has faced accusations of atrocities there.

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  1. Sudanese army says it retook Bir Kelekel in West Darfur
  2. Sudanese army says it retook Bir Kelekel in West Darfur

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