First Red Cross aid flight lands in Sudan as fighting rages

First Red Cross aid flight lands in Sudan as fighting rages

A first plane laden with humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross landed in Sudan Sunday, where deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week.

"The eight tonnes of humanitarian cargo includes surgical material to support Sudanese hospitals and volunteers from the Sudan Red Crescent Society," said the ICRC about the shipment from Jordan to Port Sudan.

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