Darfur’s East Jebel Marra bombing death toll rises
The death toll of air strikes allegedly carried out by the Sudanese Air Force in North Darfur’s East Jebel Marra rose from seven to nine, sources affirmed. On the occasion of the bombings on Dubbo al Omda, witnesses said the bombardment was so intense that people were simply not able to escape.Sources informed Radio Dabanga that two more bodies, belonging to the twin brothers Hassan Yahiya Mohamed and Hussein Yahiya Mohamed, 7, were found on Monday in the zone of Keyra, which belongs to the Dubbo al Omda administrative unit.“The shattered bodies were found among animal carcasses. The Sudanese Air Force continues bombing the area for a second day in a row,” a witness stated.He said that MiGs dropped four bombs on the village of Suri of Dubbo al Omda administrative unit, “inciting terror and fear in the hearts of citizens” who sought refuge in the wadis and mountains nearby. A large number of livestock is also reported to have been killed.Local residents repeated their demands for the international community to “ban the Sudanese Air Force from flying over Darfur and send teams to investigate the crimes carried out by the Khartoum regime.”File photo: A house destroyed in a bombing 20 December 2012 on Eryi in northern Heiban Locality, killing four children and their mother. This photo has been cropped not to show the woman who was victim of the attack (Radio Tamazuj). Related: At least seven die, dozens wounded in North Darfur air raids (11 August 2013)
The death toll of air strikes allegedly carried out by the Sudanese Air Force in North Darfur’s East Jebel Marra rose from seven to nine, sources affirmed. On the occasion of the bombings on Dubbo al Omda, witnesses said the bombardment was so intense that people were simply not able to escape.
Sources informed Radio Dabanga that two more bodies, belonging to the twin brothers Hassan Yahiya Mohamed and Hussein Yahiya Mohamed, 7, were found on Monday in the zone of Keyra, which belongs to the Dubbo al Omda administrative unit.
“The shattered bodies were found among animal carcasses. The Sudanese Air Force continues bombing the area for a second day in a row,” a witness stated.
He said that MiGs dropped four bombs on the village of Suri of Dubbo al Omda administrative unit, “inciting terror and fear in the hearts of citizens” who sought refuge in the wadis and mountains nearby. A large number of livestock is also reported to have been killed.
Local residents repeated their demands for the international community to “ban the Sudanese Air Force from flying over Darfur and send teams to investigate the crimes carried out by the Khartoum regime.”
File photo: A house destroyed in a bombing 20 December 2012 on Eryi in northern Heiban Locality, killing four children and their mother. This photo has been cropped not to show the woman who was victim of the attack (Radio Tamazuj).
Related: At least seven die, dozens wounded in North Darfur air raids (11 August 2013)
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