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Drone strike on market town exposes reach of trade fuelling Sudan war

Straits Times23 October 2026, 14:51 UTCSudan

NAIROBI, Oct 23 - For Awad Usham Al-Amin and thousands of others, Abyei provides shelter and an opportunity to eke out a living as war rages back home. This week, Sudan's conflict caught up with them there too.

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