A woman sorts the fruit of the kudra plant to prepare a meal at a camp for displaced people in Kadugli

A woman sorts the fruit of the kudra plant to prepare a meal at a camp for displaced people in Kadugli

 GUY PETERSON

In Kadugli, a besieged city in Sudan's Kordofan region, escalating violence and worsening famine have left civilians trapped in a state of constant fear, according to testimonies gathered by AFP.

Two and a half years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have ravaged the South Kordofan state capital, with strikes intensifying in recent weeks.

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