Ongoing air raids on Darfur’s East Jebel Marra kill four, destroy school

An Antonov of the Sudanese Air Force reportedly killed four people in Dady, East Jebel Marra, on Monday morning.Speaking to Radio Dabanga, multiple sources in East Jebel Marra reported that on 18 November at about 6am an Antonov launched a bomb at the area of Dady, 30km west of Tabit in North Darfur. The bomb instantly killed Hawa Bahreldin Musa, who had just lighted a stove to make tea, and her three children, Samia (7), Adam (4), and Dar El Salaam (2). Her husband, Hamdan Juma, was critically injured. 35 cows were killed too and 14 were injured. According to the sources, aerial bombardments continued “without interruption” throughout Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, 17 November, the rebuilt Keira primary school and a water well in the area of Katur were destroyed. The bombing also led to the deaths of dozens of cattle and ignited fires in large areas of farmlands. Many people fled to the valleys or sought protection under trees. The residents noted that humanitarian conditions in East Jebel Marra have become “very difficult”. “We cannot even drink tea. When we light fire to boil water, an Antonov comes and bombs us.” The residents from East Jebel Marra appealed via Radio Dabanga to the international community, the UN Security Council and human rights activists to pressure the Sudanese government to stop “the indiscriminate aerial bombardment on civilians in Darfur”. They also called on aid organisations and Unamid to “immediately” to access East Jebel Marra and help out its people. File photo Related:’Sudan Air Force’ drops four bombs in East Jebel Marra (15 November 2013)Situation dire for Darfuris in East Jebel Marra after clashes, air raids (5 November 2013)Ongoing air raids kill three in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (26 October 2013) Bombardments in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra – now only one primary school left (23 October 2013)