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New Fighting Sends Surge of Refugees to Sudan's Border Region

Fighting in the war-torn Nuba mountains in Sudan has led to an increase in the number of Sudanese refugees fleeing to South Sudan in the last month. In addition to an estimated 1.4 million internally displaced people, South Sudan is also now home to around 250,000 Sudanese. Adam Bailes reports from Yida, where more than 80-thousand of them have taken refuge.

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