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Women and girls who have been displaced by the conflict in Sudan have been deliberately targeted by the forces fighting each other.

Fighting between Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - which began in April - has caused a major humanitarian crisis and forced nearly three million people from their homes.

Researchers have detailed instances of sexual violence against female civilians which has been adopted as a tactic of war, according to the United Nations agency that works on population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and gender.

Laila Baker, the regional director for the Arab States at the UNFPA told Newsday the collapse of law and order has resulted in even greater danger to women and girls in Sudan:

"Amid the chaos... women and girls are being targeted especially when they are on the move."

(Pic: Sudanese women who fled the conflict carry jerrycans of water near the border between Sudan and Chad; Credit: Reuters)