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Images of families from Sudan's Darfur region crossing the border into neighboring Chad, as heavy fighting continues in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite an announced truce between the army and paramilitaries, whose clashes have brought the country to the brink of a "catastrophe" and could prompt "more than 800,000 people" to flee the country, according to the UN. At least 20,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad since the conflict began, of whom about 5,000 have registered, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). IMAGES
Sudanese refugees in neighboring Chad who fled deadly fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries received humanitarian aid distributed by UNICEF in the village of Koufroun, near the town of Adré on the border between the two countries. At least 20,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad since the conflict began, of whom about 5,000 have been registered, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). IMAGES
Maebashi, Sep 4 (EFE) .- The South Sudan Olympic delegation, which has been in training for months in Japan after the postponed Olympics, follows the peace process undertaken in their country at a distance, which they hope will contribute to the development of sport in the nation.(Imagen: María Roldán).SHOT LIST: SOUTH SUDAN OLYMPICS DELEGATION TRAINING IN MAEBASHI, JAPAN.SOUND BITES: RUNNER ABRAHAM MATET GUEM (IN ENGLISH)
Smoke billows in the Sudanese capital Khartoum after Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strikes targeted army positions. Khartoum has been in the throes of nearly four months of fighting between Sudan's army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary RSF of his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. IMAGES
Images taken on July 13 shows fighters from the Sudanese army driving military vehicles through the streets of Omdourman as fighting continues between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. IMAGES
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the head of the UN's refugee agency Filippo Grandi says, "Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan, following the beginning of the conflict." He also says that the number of people now internally displaced in the conflict torn nation is now at two million. SOUNDBITE