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Amnesty International says weapons from U.S. allies are fueling Sudan's raging civil war

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Fighting broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

At least one overcrowded camp for displaced civilians is already dealing with famine.

Outbreaks of dengue fever, malaria, cholera and measles are hitting children the hardest.

The U.S. government, along with international partners, has tried to broker a peace agreement.

A panel of experts sent by the U.N. Security Council arrived in Sudan earlier this week to investigate and document alleged war crimes by the RSF . It's the first trip by such a U.N. fact-finding mission since the war broke out last year , despite months of reports suggesting that starvation and rape are both being weaponized against Sudanese civilians..