{"id":181200,"date":"2016-01-21T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/antonov-drops-18-barrel-bombs-on-north-darfur-villages\/"},"modified":"2016-01-21T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T20:30:00","slug":"antonov-drops-18-barrel-bombs-on-north-darfur-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/antonov-drops-18-barrel-bombs-on-north-darfur-villages","title":{"rendered":"Antonov drops 18 barrel bombs on North Darfur villages"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Antonov of the Sudanese Air Force dropped eighteen barrel bombs on three villages in the south-eastern part of Kabkabiya locality in North Darfur today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The air raids on the villages of Bouli, Bersi, and Kagero villages at the northern part of Jebel Marra started at noon on Thursday, a resident of Bouli village reported to Radio Dabanga.<\/p>\n

“The eight barrel bombs dropped on Bouli led to the burning of three homes,” he said.<\/p>\n

He could not say if people were killed or wounded or give more details about the bombardments. “We all fled to the nearby valleys and into the mountains.”<\/p>\n

On Friday, Sudanese army and militia forces launched a major offensive on Jebel Marra aiming to eliminate the stronghold of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW).<\/p>\n

At least 34 villages in Jebel Marra have reportedly been abandoned. “The villagers fled high into the mountains, as all roads leading to lower places are closed by government troops,” a listener told Radio Dabanga from Nierteti.<\/p>\n

Another source said that in the western part of Jebel Marra, more than 750 families were driven from their homes. They also sought refuge in areas high in the mountains.<\/p>\n