Sudanese army says repulses major attack by paramilitary forces on El Fasher

KHARTOUM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday announced that it repulsed a major attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan.

"Today, our forces crushed a major attack by the militia and inflicted heavy losses on them," Nabil Abdallah, the SAF's spokesman, said in a statement.

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