Khartoum North, or Khartoum Bahri is a city in Khartoum State, lying to the north of Khartoum city, the capital of Sudan.
It is located on the north bank of the Blue Nile, and the east bank of the River Nile, near the confluence of the Blue Nile with the White.
Bridges connect it with Khartoum to its south and Omdurman to its west.
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Air strikes killed civilians and pummelled multiple parts of the Sudanese capital on Saturday, as mediators pushed the warring factions towards a new ceasefire.
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is entering its third month with neither side gaining a clear advantage.
The war has displaced 2.2 million Sudanese and killed hundreds, and has sent the war-weary Darfur region into a “humanitarian calamity,” the United Nations has said.
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