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Sudan
Hemeti and Burhan divvy up refineries and prepare for war of attrition

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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have kept hold of the Al Jaili refinery located 60 km north of Khartoum.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have kept hold of the Al Jaili refinery located 60 km north of Khartoum. © Isam Al-Haj / AFP

The Rapid Support Forces retain control of one of Sudan's two refineries. The need to keep South Sudanese oil flowing to these facilities has so far spared the long pipeline to Khartoum and Port Sudan from attack.

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