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U.N. reports intensified fighting in Sudan, peacekeeper ambush in South Sudan and Afghan civilian casualties
Summary
The U.N. briefed reporters on intensified fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan and Blue Nile states with mass displacement, an ambush on a U.N. convoy in South Sudan sheltering more than 1,000 civilians, and preliminary counts showing at least 123 civilian casualties in Afghanistan; the World Food Programme has paused distributions in affected Afghan areas.
The United Nations told reporters that violence is intensifying in multiple conflict zones, with acute humanitarian consequences in Sudan, South Sudan and Afghanistan.
On Sudan, the spokesperson said fighting has escalated in Kordofan and Blue Nile states, with drone attacks reported in El Obeid and damage to schools and power infrastructure. The briefing said OCHA reported…
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