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Video. El Fasher: civilians flee as violence engulfs North Darfur

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The capture of el-Fasher by the powerful Arab-led force raises fears that Africa’s third-largest nation may split again, nearly 15 years after the oil-rich South Sudan gained independence following years of civil war.

Thousands flee the city of el-Fasher in North Darfur as fighting intensifies. Bombing and gunfire have forced families to abandon their homes, seeking safety in nearby towns.

Many arrive exhausted, dehydrated and with nothing left after their belongings were looted.

Makeshift shelters now fill open fields around Tawila, already home to hundreds of thousands displaced by war.

The fall of el-Fasher raises new fears that Sudan could once again be torn apart.

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