Aerial bombardments kill ten, injure eight in East Jebel Marra

Ten people were killed in aerial bombardments near Shangil Tobaya and Sharafa in East Jebel Marra. One attack took place a few kilometers from the Unamid compound in Shangil Tobaya, while a group of 15 people was on their way to the town after a visit to the market of Tabit.A Sudanese Air Force aircraft appeared around 4pm on Friday, hitting the Toyota Hi-Lux that was transporting the 15 people, at Tangara, 3km west of the Unamid compound in Shangil Tobaya. Seven of them died at the spot and eight were critically wounded. Several of them could not be moved due to their critical injuries.The relatives of the victims asked Unamid to act quickly and transfer the severely wounded people to a hospital and recover the dead bodies. Yesterday evening it was unclear whether Unamid had helped out.The victims are Abakir Yagoub Mohamed, Ali Ahmed Abdalla, Mohamed Ali Ahmed, Osman Adam Mohamed and Zahra Ibrahim. Two victims were not identified. The relatives urged UN representatives to intervene and to protect the population against the ongoing aerial bombardments in the area. Three killed in Sharafa In a separate incident in North Sharafa in East Jebel Marra, an Antonov 43 bombed three farmers, at about 5.30pm on Friday. The two men and a woman were riding a horse cart from their farmland to their homes in Sharafa village. The three farmers and their horses were instantly killed.The names of the three farmers are Hashim Abakar Mohamed, Mustafa Eisa, and Hanan Saleh Juma. File photo: Shengil Tobaya VillageRelated:Militias recruit young Darfuris to fight in East Jebel Marra (28 November 2013) Air raids burn 350 houses and 400 acres of farmland in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (26 November 2013)’We do not dare light a cooking fire’: East Jebel Marra residents (19 November 2013)