Renewed air raids on East Jebel Marra; rebels attack North Darfur garrison

The Sudanese Air Force reportedly bombed the areas north of Malam and Abu Hamra, East Jebel Marra on Tuesday afternoon. The Military Spokesman for the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minawi, (SLM-MM) Adam Salih, reported to Radio Dabanga that an Antonov dropped 11 bombs north of Malam, killing a number of livestock and burning large tracts of pasture and farmlands. Salih added that the bombing of civilian areas and the destruction of the livelihoods of citizens confirms “that the Khartoum regime continues its systematic policies to impoverish and displace the residents of Darfur”. El FasherThe Sudan Liberation Movement for Justice-Karbino faction (SLMJ-Karbino), claims to have launched an attack on the Sudanese army garrison of Donki Shatta, 10km north of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on Sunday evening The spokesman for the SLMJ, Mohamed Ahmed Yaqoub, told Radio Dabanga that their forces killed 13 soldiers, destroyed two Land Cruisers, and seized two other Land Cruisers loaded with weapons. He added that three SLMJ troops were injured and that they lost one vehicle.Radio Dabanga was unable to independently verify these reports. File photo Related: Bombs dropped on North Darfur; General gives orders to fire on demonstrators in South Darfur (8 October 2013) 22 air raids around Guldo, West Jebel Marra, Darfur (3 October 2013) Continued bombing and shelling of Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (12 October 2013)