Sudan's civil war: 'I fled Zamzam camp with child in my arms and luggage on my head'

Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.

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Two decades of conflict in the Darfur region, which intensified after civil war broke out across the whole of Sudan two years ago, meant they had already fled their homes to find safety and shelter.

They gradually began to rebuild their lives at Zamzam, Sudan's biggest camp for internally displaced people.

But any sense of stability was upended when the camp was ravaged by an intense ground and aerial assault.

Zamzam was attacked by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been trying to seize the nearby city of el-Fasher from its rivals, the Sudanese army.

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