Sudan civil war: Women accuse RSF fighters of raping them

The BBC hears horrific accounts of rape from women trapped in the conflict between the army and the RSF.

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After 17 months of a brutal civil war which has devastated the country, the army has launched a major offensive in the capital Khartoum, targeting areas in the hands of its bitter rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The RSF seized most of Khartoum at the start of the conflict, while the army controls the twin city of Omdurman, just across the River Nile.

The military attacked across two bridges which up until now have been closed and contested. Reports say it has secured a bridgehead on the eastern side for the first time since the conflict began.

But there are still places where people can, and do, cross between the two sides.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3zq40qq25o

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