{"id":187076,"date":"2013-08-22T23:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/air-sorties-traumatising-darfur-s-east-jebel-marra-witnesses\/"},"modified":"2013-08-22T23:02:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T23:02:00","slug":"air-sorties-traumatising-darfur-s-east-jebel-marra-witnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/air-sorties-traumatising-darfur-s-east-jebel-marra-witnesses","title":{"rendered":"Air sorties \u2018traumatising Darfur\u2019s East Jebel Marra\u2019: witnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents of Darfur\u2019s East Jebel Marra are reportedly living in continuous fear of air raids. They allege that the area is constantly patrolled by \u2018Sudanese Air Force\u2019 jets and helicopters, severely disrupting their daily lives.<\/p>\n

Citizens have called on the UN and the international community to intervene and impose a no-fly zone in Darfur. They say that in addition to low-flying helicopters and MiG jets, high-flying Antonov aircraft \u201cthreaten aerial bombardment at any moment\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor three consecutive days from Tuesday to Thursdays constant sorties have forced many citizens to spend their days taking cover in the wood or the valleys. The noise has completely traumatised the children, and some pregnant women have miscarried,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n

The affected areas include Abu Hamra, Affara, Adola and North Al Malam. Residents complain that they are having difficulty going about their daily lives, obtaining food and water, or tending their farms and livestock.<\/p>\n

File photo: Children in East Jebel Marra, Darfur (Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran\/Unamid)<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

70,000 \u2018facing extreme difficulty\u2019 in Darfur\u2019s East Jebel Marra: displaced<\/a> (20 August 2013)<\/p>\n

\u2018At least four dead, entire village destroyed in Darfur air raids\u2019: witnesses<\/a> (18 August 2013)<\/p>\n

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