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      "label": "People killed since war began",
      "value": "More than 200,000, as reported in October 2026",
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       "text": "more than 14 million (October 2026, International Organization for Migration)",
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      "label": "People forcibly displaced by 5 October 2026",
      "value": "11.3 million: 6.4 million inside Sudan and 4.6 million in neighboring countries",
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       "text": "approximately 29 million (February 2026, United Nations humanitarian partners)",
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      "label": "Sudanese Armed Forces",
      "value": "Sudan's regular military, commanded by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan",
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      "label": "Rapid Support Forces",
      "value": "Paramilitary force commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti)",
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      "label": "Origins of the conflict",
      "value": "SAF and RSF were former allies who jointly seized power in a 2021 coup",
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      "label": "Quad",
      "value": "United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Egypt",
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      "label": "Quintet",
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      "label": "Sudanese participation in talks",
      "value": "Neither SAF nor RSF attended the 21 October Geneva meeting",
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    "title": "Where things stand",
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      "label": "No nationwide ceasefire",
      "value": "As of 27 October 2026, Sudan's war remains active with no nationwide ceasefire",
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      "label": "Geneva meeting outcome",
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      "label": "Burhan rejects talks",
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      "label": "Famine-like conditions",
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      "label": "UK sanctions",
      "value": "On 26 October 2026, UK sanctioned 15 senior commanders from RSF and SAF",
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      "label": "UK funding",
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    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "text": "Burhan reiterated he would not negotiate with RSF or any other party",
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    "date": "2026-10-21",
    "text": "Geneva meeting rejected military solution and called for urgent humanitarian truce",
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    "date": "2026-10-26",
    "text": "UK sanctioned 15 senior commanders from both RSF and SAF",
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    "title": "32 Governments Warn of Sudan Famine Risk",
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    "summary": "The US, UK, EU and 29 other donors say 19.5 million Sudanese face acute hunger and ask warring sides to open aid routes into Darfur."
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