Sudanese Air Force bombs villages in Kutum, North Darfur

The area of Anka, north of Kutum in North Darfur, witnessed intense bombardments today.“On Wednesday morning the Sudanese Air force bombed the area for six hours. Hundreds of villagers, most of them Zaghawa, fled their homes, and sought refuge in the neighbouring valleys and hills. Large numbers of livestock were killed, and vast tracts of farmland and pastures burned to ashes,” a witness reported to Radio Dabanga from Anka.“An Antonov jet began its bombardments at 6 am and continued until noon,” he explained. “The areas near the villages of Hillet Nurein, Hilet Hamed Deli, and Amar Jadid were targeted in particular.”The source could not say if there were any casualties, “as the people fled in all directions”.Three days ago, areas near the villages in the neighbouring locality of Um Baru were bombed. The MP for Um Baru and Karnoi localities said that there were absolutely no rebels in the remote area, a stronghold of the Zaghawa tribe, and claimed that the Sudanese Air Force targeted the main water sources.  File photo Related: Air raids on Zaghawa tribal area in North Darfur (19 October 2014)