{"id":39316,"date":"2024-12-10T14:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/sudan-air-strike-causes-horrific-massacre-in-a-darfur-market\/10\/12\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:12:46","slug":"sudan-air-strike-causes-horrific-massacre-in-a-darfur-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/sudan-air-strike-causes-horrific-massacre-in-a-darfur-market\/10\/12\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan air strike causes &#8216;horrific massacre&#8217; in a Darfur market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Sudan&#8217;s military has been accused of carrying out an air strike on a marketplace in the western region of Darfur in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The Emergency Lawyers rights group described the bombing in Kabkabiya town on Monday, the weekly market day, as a &#8220;horrific massacre&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Clashes have intensified in different parts of Sudan in recent weeks between the army and its former ally, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Both sides deny carrying out war crimes during their 19-month power struggle that has caused the world&#8217;s biggest humanitarian crisis and forced more than 11 million people from their homes.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">According to Emergency Lawyers, the air strike happened as residents from nearby villages came to shop in Kabkabiya, about 180km (112 miles) west of el-Fasher, the only city still under military control in Darfur and which has been under siege since April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">&#8220;This attack on civilians on market day is a flagrant violation of international law,&#8221; said Emergency Lawyers, adding that hundreds of people had also been injured in the air strike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The group has also condemned the RSF for its indiscriminate shelling of Omdurman, the city just across the River Nile from the capital, Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Emergency Lawyers said that 14 people had died after a shell hit a bus on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">It also condemned the RSF for using civilian infrastructure, such as fuel stations, for military purposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">On Sunday, an air strike hit a petrol station in an RSF-controlled area of Khartoum, killing at least 28 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">A volunteer group, the South Belt Emergency Response Room, said that 37 people were also injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The army has fighter jets, but it has denied deliberately targeting civilians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">On Tuesday, a military spokesperson said their airstrikes were part of a legitimate exercise to defend the country, adding that the army vowed to continue targeting RSF sites, which it claims are often hidden in residential areas<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has appealed to the United Nations and the African Union to urgently deploy troops to Sudan to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/12\/10\/sudan-war-crimes-south-kordofan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In its latest report on atrocities in Sudan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">In its latest report on atrocities in Sudan<\/a>, it accuses the RSF and allied Arab militias of killing scores of civilians &#8211; and injuring, raping and abducting many others &#8211; in waves of attacks in South Kordofan state from December 2023 to March 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The rights group has previously documented similar abuses as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing in West Darfur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">&#8220;The Rapid Support Forces&#8217; abuse of civilians in South Kordofan is emblematic of continuing atrocities across Sudan,&#8221; said HRW researcher Jean-Baptiste Gallopin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">&#8220;These new findings underscore the urgent need for the deployment of a mission to protect civilians in Sudan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">In May, US special envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello said that some estimates suggested up to 150,000 people had been killed in the conflict.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"col-body mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">You may also be interested in:<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 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