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Trapped, Starving and Afraid in Besieged Sudan City
The siege, led by paramilitary forces and allied factions, has cut off supply routes causing severe shortages and forcing families to rely on smuggled goods at high prices, the UN said.
- In recent weeks, the United Nations declared famine in Kadugli, South Kordofan, amid AFP reports of civilians trapped by escalating violence and worsening famine.
- Encirclement by the RSF and allied SPLM‑N has isolated Kadugli, with the Sudanese army controlling the city while paramilitary forces block the single road linking Kadugli south to South Sudan and north to Dilling.
- Facing shortages, families depend on sorghum and foraged food while supplies smuggled at high prices remain scarce; four siblings aged four to 12 died after eating poisonous fruit, residents of Kadugli said.
- A deadly drone strike on a United Nations peacekeeping base on Saturday killed six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers and raised concerns about civilian risks in Kadugli.
- Under a communications blackout, internet is limited, costly and monitored by army authorities controlling Kadugli, while residents report fighters on surrounding highlands with heavy artillery and random shelling fueling constant fear.
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"We are [...] unable to leave the city without risking our lives," people say.
·Montreal, Canada
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Trapped, starving and afraid in besieged Sudan city
In Kadugli, a besieged city in Sudan's Kordofan region, escalating violence and worsening famine have left civilians trapped in a state of constant fear, according to testimonies gathered by AFP.
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The inhabitants of Kadougli, the besieged city of a region of southern Sudan at the heart of intense fighting between the army and the paramilitaries, live "in a state of panic", according to two testimonies gathered by the AFP.
·Montreal, Canada
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