Desperately needed relief supplies are being confiscated by the warring parties in Sudan as fighting spreads to areas previously untouched by the 10-week-old conflict between top generals, aid agencies say
The United Nations says a record 25 million people - more than half of Sudan's population - are in need of aid and protection. / Photo: AFP
Demonstrations in support of the regular army were held Friday in greater Khartoum and in White Nile state to its south as civilians gave vent to their anger at the widespread requisition of private homes by the rival paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces , witnesses said. Greater Khartoum and the flashpoint western region of Darfur have been the main battlegrounds so far but this week residents reported a flare-up of fighting in the Kordofan region, the scene of another long-running rebellion.
The United Nations says a record 25 million people - more than half of Sudan's population - are in need of aid and protection.
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