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At least 20 people killed in Sudan after a suspected drone strike hits a prison • May 10, 2025, 10:07 AM ET (AP)
Sudan’s paramilitaries kill more than 30 in a new attack on a Darfur city, activists say • Apr. 21, 2025, 9:00 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Western Darfur • Dārfūr

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Sudan
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Al-Fāshir
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Nyala
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Omar al-Bashir
Omar al-Bashir
president of Sudan
St. Josephine Bakhita
St. Josephine Bakhita
Roman Catholic saint
Rudolf Karl, baron von Slatin
governor of The Sudan
William George Browne
British explorer