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CNN Crew's Harrowing Captivity in Darfur

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-24T06:34:01.016643+05:30

- **Clarissa Ward** and her crew were held captive by a militia in **Darfur** while reporting on Sudan's humanitarian crisis. - They were detained by a militia led by a man called **the general**. - **10 million** people displaced, **26 million** face acute hunger in Sudan. - The crew was interrogated for hours, suspected of being spies. - After **48 hours**, they were released, but their mission to report on the crisis was unfulfilled. Source: [Cnn](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/world/video/the-lead-sudan-civil-war-captivity-humanitarian-crisis-jake-tapper), [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnns-clarissa-ward-details-her-crew-being-held-captive-darfur-militia-group)

Clarissa Ward and her crew were held captive by a militia in Darfur while reporting on Sudan's humanitarian crisis.
They were detained by a militia led by a man called the general.
10 million people displaced, 26 million face acute hunger in Sudan.
The crew was interrogated for hours, suspected of being spies.
After 48 hours, they were released, but their mission to report on the crisis was unfulfilled.

Source: Cnn, Fox News