Sudan Growing anger over continued Massacres by the Army’s Aviation

The (Massacres) committed by the air strikes targeting various regions in Sudan have invoked a tremendous wave of anger among citizens and political forces.

The air strikes in recent days on areas in Khartoum, Darfur and Al-Jazeera states have resulted in more than (133) casualties, including (86) killed on Monday in a strike on the market of the city of (Kabkabiya) in North Darfur state.

Civil sources in Darfur believe that “The repeated targeting of specific areas in the region by the Sudanese Army’s warplanes aims to forcibly displace residents from their homes.”

The sources indicated to (Erem News) that, “The air strikes by the Sudanese Army deliberately target and destroy vital facilities such as water sources, schools, hospitals and markets, as was the scenario that took place in the cities of Mellit, Al-Koma and Kabkabiya in North Darfur state.”

The General Coordination of Camps for the Displaced and Refugees called on “The international community to adopt a firm and effective stance towards the crimes committed, impose air embargo on military aircrafts, and activate international resolutions issued to protect civilians.”

The Sequence of Aerial Attacks

The National Observatory for Human Rights Violations – Sudan (NOHRVS) confirmed that “The Army has intensified its aerial attacks on civilians in residential neighborhoods, markets, and public facilities in the past four days, which has led to the killing and wounding of hundreds.”

The National Observatory shared in a statement that “On Sunday, the Army’s warplanes bombed the (Ammonia) fuel station in Mayo, (New Sitta Market), south of Khartoum, and north of (Bashair) Teaching Hospital, south of Khartoum. The attack claimed the lives of (28) civilians and left (37) others injured, according to preliminary statistics.”

NOHRVS stated that “The Sudanese Army’s warplanes targeted (Kabkabiya) Market in North Darfur, and also dropped barrel bombs on residential neighborhoods in (Um Rawaba), North Kordofan, which led to the martyrdom of dozens of women and children.”

Last Friday, the Army’s warplanes bombed (Al-Gash) Market and (Shambat Al-Hilla) Mosque, coinciding with Friday prayers, which left a trail of carnage and horrific scenes of charred corpses of women and children as the attack claimed the lives of dozens of civilians and wounded others, according to the statement.

The statement confirmed that “The city of Al-Koma, located in North Darfur, also witnessed an airstrike carried out by the Army, which resulted in a number of casualties and injuries among citizens.”

The report explained that last Monday, the Army’s warplanes launched four airstrikes on the city of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, leading to the deaths of more than a hundred people and wounding numerous others in different parts of the city’s neighborhoods, most of whom were children, women and the elderly, as a result of the attacks that targeted -primarily- residential neighborhoods, public facilities in the city as well as hospitals.

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The National Observatory for Human Rights Violations – Sudan condemned in its statement the targeting of civilians by warplanes, and appealed to the United Nations and relevant international organizations to take immediate action to ensure civilian protection. It called on both parties to the conflict to cease hostilities and engage in negotiations in order to end the ongoing conflict.

Nyala Massacres

The city of Nyala was subjected to a series of airstrikes on Monday and Tuesday, amid conflicting information about the number of victims.

The National Umma Party shared in a statement on Wednesday that “The city of Nyala was subjected to intense bombing on Monday evening and Tuesday, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries among citizens.”

El-Obeid Power Station was also targeted and subjected to airstrikes on Tuesday evening, which led to the complete destruction of the station, according to a statement by the National Umma Party.

The statement added that “Targeting residential neighborhoods crowded with citizens, and destroying public property through airstrikes by the Sudanese Army warplanes constitutes a full-fledged crime and a violation of human rights and international conventions.”

War Crime

The “Emergency Lawyers” human rights group believes that the continuation of the series of arbitrary attacks by warplanes on residential neighborhoods and popular markets is nothing more than “Part of an ongoing escalation campaign, which refutes the allegations claiming that it focuses -solely- on military targets.”

The human rights group confirmed in a statement that “The Sudanese Army’s airstrikes are deliberately targeting on populated areas.”

The “Emergency Lawyers” human rights group added in their statement, “These repeated crimes and violations reflect a dangerous pattern of disregard for civilian lives, and targeting civilians in this manner is a war crime that cannot be tolerated.”