{"id":188095,"date":"2013-02-14T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/rebels-shelling-kills-12-in-c-darfur-thousands-displaced\/"},"modified":"2013-02-14T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T23:45:00","slug":"rebels-shelling-kills-12-in-c-darfur-thousands-displaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/rebels-shelling-kills-12-in-c-darfur-thousands-displaced","title":{"rendered":"Rebels: shelling kills 12 in C. Darfur, thousands displaced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The military spokesman of the Sudan Liberation Movement-Abdel Wahid (SLM-AW) is accusing the Sudanese government of shelling the Gidu village in West Jebel Marra, Central Darfur and killing 12 civilians on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Mustafa Tambour said an Antonov airplane bombed Gidu around 3:00pm, burning nine homes and all 12 civilians in them. He added three of the victims were children.<\/p>\n

In addition, more than 20 people were injured due to the shelling; some of them are in critical conditions.<\/p>\n

Tambour declared the Sudanese government is bombing civilians\u2019 areas and called on the UN Security Council to establish no-fly zones over Darfur.<\/p>\n

Gidu residents fled the attacks and are hiding around valleys and mountains, he said.<\/p>\n

9.000 displaced <\/strong><\/p>\n

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs affirms that recent fighting in West Jebel Marra has led to a new wave of civilian displacement with over 9.000 people arriving in Nertiti over the past week, bringing the total to 17.000.<\/p>\n

Nertiti is already home to 42.000 displaced, OCHA reported.<\/p>\n

Fighting in the West Jebel Marra region of Central Darfur reportedly broke out on 23 December, when the SLM-AW claimed to have captured the Jildu garrison, leaving the government with only two strongholds in the area.<\/p>\n

Jildu is an important junction that connects East and West Jebel Marra (prized for its fertile land), located near the central town of Golo.<\/p>\n

On 6 February the SLM-AW said it captured a military base in Derbat and withdrew from its military base in Golo, following seniors\u2019 orders to transfer the battle from Darfur to Khartoum.<\/p>\n

The UN estimates that more than 30.000 people have fled their homes since December.<\/p>\n

Radio Dabanga file photo<\/em><\/p>\n

Related<\/em>: Rebels: fresh clashes in C. Darfur leave \u201839 SAF killed\u2019<\/a> (12 February 2013)<\/p>\n

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