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Sudan paramilitary attack death toll jumps to 120, Health Minister says

People displaced from eastern areas of Sudan's al-Jazira state arrive to Gedaref city on October 27, 2024. [AFP]

Paramilitaries in Sudan killed more than 120 people in al-Jazira state, the Health Minister said on Monday, after the UN secretary general warned Sudanese are living a "nightmare".

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been at war with Sudan's regular army since April 2023 but for about the past week have intensified their violence against civilians in al-Jazira, south of the capital Khartoum, after their commander in the state defected to the army.

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