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Report: Ethiopia Hosts Secret Camp To Train Sudan’s RSF Fighters

Report: Ethiopia Hosts RSFSecret Training Camp WithTo UAETrain SupportSudan’s RSF Fighters

Published FEB 10

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Above: Supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, ride on trucks in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on March 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries. Image credit: AFP/Getty Images

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