Gold Riches Fuel Sudan Militia’s War to Rule Nation, UN Says

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Smoke rises during fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in Khartoum last year. 

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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group is using large-scale proceeds from gold mining to fund its devastating war against the nation’s army, according to United Nations investigators.