Sudan war hits two-month mark as peace efforts hit hurdles

FILE PHOTO: Fanna Hamit, 58, a Chadian widow who hosts in her compound a family of 11 sudanese who fled the violence in Sudan's Darfur region, washes the dishes while Saboura Ahmed, 30, one of her sudanese refugees guest, parcels roasted large crickets to sell as snacks, in the yard of her house near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - The conflict in Sudan hit the two-month mark on Thursday with no sign of a resolution as diplomatic peace efforts hit roadblocks and the risk of a broader ethnic war rises.

Fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which a U.S. diplomat earlier this week described as "suicidal" behaviour, has displaced 2.2 million people and killed at least 1,000, an underestimate according to medics.