Woman dies as Sudan air force bombs East Jebel Marra

A woman was killed in an air raid on the area of Goz Dor village, East Jebel Marra, on Saturday. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a resident of Khazan Tunjur in East Jebel Marra reported that about 5:30 pm on Saturday, “during heavy rains”, an Antonov began to bomb rural areas in East Jebel Marra. “The Antonov dropped four bombs on the outskirts of the village of Argo Telo, six bombs in the area of Goz Dor, and three bombs near Souri village. Taking shelter in a hut against the rain, Um El Kheir Omar Adam (55), mother of four children, was hit on her farmland near ​​Goz Dor, about five km west of Khazan Tunjur. She died on the spot.” The resident appealed to the UN, the UN Security Council, and international human rights organisations to “immediately intervene, and protect the civilians in the region, and by pressuring the Sudanese government to stop the continuous and indiscriminate aerial bombardments on people living in East Jebel Marra. File photo: An Antonov bombing the area of Kauda, South Kordofan, December 2013 Related: Children, cattle die after drinking water in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (24 August 2014)Two children killed in bombardment, Darfur’s Jebel Marra (1 August 2014)Air force drops bombs, UXO kills one in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (25 July 2014)Antonov bombs areas in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (11 July 2014) New satellite images show bomb craters, burned villages in Darfur’s Jebel Marra (27 March 2014)