African Union condemns drone attacks that killed more than 250 in Sudan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf condemns drone attacks that reportedly killed more than 250 people in Sudan and the disputed Abyei Area. The reported tolls concern several locations between 16 and 19 October, according to media and local, medical and administrative sources.
The African Union has condemned a series of drone attacks in Sudan and the disputed Abyei Area that killed more than 250 people, according to local, medical and administrative reports. African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf called on Thursday 22 October for all parties to immediately stop attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, according to a statement from the organisation.
Reported death tolls include about 80 people killed in Al-Dibab, West Kordofan, on 18 October, 23 killed in Nyala, South Darfur, on 16 October, and at least three children killed in Khartoum on 19 October. Local authorities also recorded more than 150 deaths in an attack on the Amiet market in the Abyei Area on 19 October, according to the African Union.
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf called for humanitarian and medical personnel to be protected, as well as safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access. He also backed an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and an inclusive, Sudanese-led political process, while reaffirming the African Union’s commitment to Sudan’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.
The condemnation comes after several deadly attacks were reported in the region, including a drone strike in Abyei on 20 October and strikes that killed more than 220 people in Abyei, reported on 21 October.
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