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🗓️ 7 November 2025
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:09.4 | Today, one man's story from inside the siege of Elfashire. |
| 0:26.2 | Before we begin, this episode contained descriptions of violence, so please do listen with care. |
| 0:35.8 | Two weeks ago, a major turning point in Sudan's civil war unfolded. |
| 0:46.3 | After a brutal 18-month siege, the city of El Fasha, the last stronghold at the Sudanese army in Darfur fell to the Sudanese paramilitary group, the rapid support forces, or the RSF. |
| 0:53.6 | These jubilant Arab fighters filmed the capture of the last major army outpost in the west |
| 1:00.1 | in the city of El Fasher, apparently sealing the division of the third biggest country in Africa |
| 1:06.2 | after two and a half years of civil war. |
| 1:12.6 | For over two years, both sides have been battling for control of the country, |
| 1:16.6 | and now taking Elfashire has given the RSF almost total control over the Darfur region, |
| 1:23.6 | effectively partitioning the country in two. The scale of what's happening in Sudan can make it difficult to comprehend. More than 150,000 people have died. Hundreds of thousands more are starving. 14 million people have been displaced. Yesterday, as news broke that the |
| 1:51.5 | RSF have agreed to a three-month ceasefire, we're going to bring you just one story from |
| 1:57.1 | inside El Fasher. We are here in El Fashir, |
| 2:03.9 | in a very difficult situation, you know. |
| 2:07.0 | The story of a man who risked everything to tell the world about what's happening to people in Sudan. |
| 2:11.9 | From The Guardian, I'm Annie Kelly. |
| 2:14.3 | Today in Focus. |
| 2:15.9 | What the capture of El Fashasha means for the future of Sudan. |
| 2:24.0 | Camille Ahmed, you've been reporting on what's been happening in Sudan for The Guardian. We've |
| 2:29.1 | spoke to you before about this on today in Focus. But most recently, you've been reporting on the |
| 2:33.6 | story of |
| 2:34.3 | Mohamed Duda. What did Mohammed do in Sudan? |
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