Shelling kills farmer in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra
A woman was killed by shelling in Tagali and Magali area, north of Shangil Tobaya, in East Jebel Marra on Saturday. Farmers from the area reported that the woman was harvesting grains in her farm in the afternoon, when the incident occurred. Pro-government forces in 22 vehicles had moved to Tagali, Magali, Khaja, and Sauda after 5 pm.“When the troops did not find anyone in the areas and villages, they fired their heavy weapons towards the farms, killing Fatima Omar. This along with burning 58 acres of lands which were cultivated with millet and sorghum.” File photo
A woman was killed by shelling in Tagali and Magali area, north of Shangil Tobaya, in East Jebel Marra on Saturday.
Farmers from the area reported that the woman was harvesting grains in her farm in the afternoon, when the incident occurred. Pro-government forces in 22 vehicles had moved to Tagali, Magali, Khaja, and Sauda after 5 pm.
“When the troops did not find anyone in the areas and villages, they fired their heavy weapons towards the farms, killing Fatima Omar. This along with burning 58 acres of lands which were cultivated with millet and sorghum.”
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