Sudan's combat training camps for women
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00:00 Standing in line, women are waiting to train to use weapons at this combat training camp
00:06 in Port Sudan, one of many set up across the country after the Sudanese army called on
00:11 civilians to take up arms.
00:14 Some women say they come to show solidarity with their family members conscripted to fight
00:19 for the Sudanese military.
00:22 Others want to learn to defend themselves and their loved ones.
00:26 Clashes between the Sudanese military, led by General Abdel Fattah Wuhan, and the rapid
00:31 support forces commanded by General Mohamed Abdel Dagalo, erupted last April in the capital
00:37 Khartoum, before quickly spreading to other parts of the country.
00:41 Both sides have since been accused of war crimes by rights groups.
00:44 The United Nations says at least 12,000 people have been killed in the conflict, millions
00:50 displaced internally and in neighbouring countries, causing the biggest humanitarian crisis.
00:55 "When you look at what's happening in the Middle East and Gaza, when you look at what's
00:59 happening in Ukraine, there's a lot of competing demands for limited donor dollars.
01:05 Sudan is the biggest humanitarian crisis we have today and we desperately need international
01:11 support."
01:12 Sudan regional partners in Africa have been trying to mediate an end to the conflict,
01:17 along with Saudi Arabia and the United States, ending up with rounds of unsuccessful talks
01:22 between the warring parties.
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