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Sudan's Sovereignty Council Chairman and Army Commander Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits the newly established Al-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, Northern State, where tens of thousands of Sudanese have taken refuge after being displaced by clashes following the Rapid Support Forces' takeover of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on October 26, in Al Dabbah, Sudan, on November 8, 2025.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Sudanese Sovereign Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L) meet at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on May 06, 2024.
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