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Sudanese return to ruined homes after army retakes Khartoum
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|August 25, 2025
ALL that remains of Afaf al-Tayeb's home in Sudan's Khartoum province is a charred, windowless structure with peeling paint — yet in June, she eagerly returned, feeling safe again for the first time since the Sudanese army said it retook the capital from the rival Rapid Support Forces.
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Al-Tayeb had been displaced with her son Mohamed al-Khedr and their family at least four times since the civil war in the North African nation broke out over two years ago. They were displaced in different areas in Khartoum, yet nothing has ever felt as comforting as their house in the Al-Qawz district of Khartoum City. She misses the photographs of her parents and late husband which were lost when her home was damaged by fire in March, along with all her other possessions. The loss of her home left her in tears and deep sorrow, s
This story is from the August 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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