‘Sudan Air Force’ drops 13 bombs on Nuba Mountains, 25 civilians killed

15/05/2013 23:40

An Antonov aircraft “belonging to the Sudanese Air Force” dropped 13 bombs on a village east of the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, on Wednesday morning. A local source said 25 civilians were killed and eight were injured.The air raid, which took place at 9.00am on the Kawalib village, also destroyed 18 houses and crops and killed a large number of livestock. Of the 25 fatalities, seven were children, an inhabitant of the village told Radio Dabanga.Sources denounced the government’s bombing of civilian areas that occurs “on an ongoing basis”. They appealed to the international community to intervene and protect them.File photo (arry.org)

An Antonov aircraft “belonging to the Sudanese Air Force” dropped 13 bombs on a village east of the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, on Wednesday morning. A local source said 25 civilians were killed and eight were injured.

The air raid, which took place at 9.00am on the Kawalib village, also destroyed 18 houses and crops and killed a large number of livestock. Of the 25 fatalities, seven were children, an inhabitant of the village told Radio Dabanga.

Sources denounced the government’s bombing of civilian areas that occurs “on an ongoing basis”. They appealed to the international community to intervene and protect them.

File photo (arry.org)