{"id":20073443,"date":"2024-02-21T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20073443"},"modified":"2024-04-16T17:26:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:26:29","slug":"10-dead-following-airstrikes-on-central-darfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/10-dead-following-airstrikes-on-central-darfur","title":{"rendered":"10+ dead following airstrikes on East Darfur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A<\/strong>t least 10 people<\/strong>, including an entire family, were killed following a raid by the Sudanese Air Forces on<\/strong> Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, yesterday<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omda<\/em> Mousa Eisa told Dabanga that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) bombarded five locations in Ed Daein, causing more than 10 deaths and numerous injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the affected neighborhoods were El Sikka Hadid, where two people were killed and several others injured; El Zeriba El Gadima, where the bombing ignited a stockpile of firewood and several shops; El Tadamon, where several homes were struck, leading to the death of a family of six and another person in a neighboring house; Um Waragat, 18 kilometers west of Ed Daein, and the area south of the former SAF garrison<\/a>, according to Eisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement<\/a> issued yesterday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) strongly condemned the \u201cindiscriminate aerial assault\u201d committed by \u201cthe SAF and its terror-driven allies\u201d on Ed Daein, which they say killed 11 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe attack injured dozens of innocent civilians, destroyed hundreds of homes, and targeted essential infrastructure, including the Neem camp for the displaced, a hospital, and two water stations within the city\u201d, the militia said, adding that the SAF used barrel bombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condemnation<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The East Darfur Network of National Organisations issued a statement yesterday decrying the SAF attack \u201ctargeting defenceless civilians\u201d in Ed Daein. Kabeer Barsheem, a member of the network, told Dabanga that the airstrikes had \u201ckilled 15 people, set 30 homes ablaze, and resulted in the death of livestock\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers also condemned the SAF airstrikes, highlighting that the nearest military area to the strike sites lay 30 kilometres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawyers underscored, in a statement yesterday, the civilian nature of the targeted areas, branding the \u201cdeliberate\u201d targeting of densely populated area a \u201cwar crime and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Darfur Bar Lawyers (DBA) and the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) similarly voiced their condemnation in separate statements, naming the victims of the bombarding, and denouncing the extensive damage to Neem camp and other areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed Daein has been under RSF rule since the paramilitary group took control of<\/a> the 20th Infantry Division in Ed Daein, and the Adila and Abu Karinka garrisons in East Darfur, on November 21.<\/p>\n