Sudan: 21 civilians killed in two West Kordofan air strikes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Dabanga
Sudan’s Founding Alliance, Tasees, accused the Sudanese army of killing 21 civilians in two air strikes in West Kordofan: 16 in El Odaiya and five in Abu Zabad, including a child. It called for an independent international investigation to establish responsibility, according to Radio Dabanga.
Twenty-one civilians were killed in two air strikes in West Kordofan, Sudan: 16 in El Odaiya and five in Abu Zabad, according to the Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees), cited by Radio Dabanga. Tasees, an alliance aligned with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of carrying out the attacks.
The strike on El Odaiya was reportedly carried out by a drone on Tuesday evening and left several people injured, according to Tasees. The alliance said five people, including a child, were killed in another strike in Abu Zabad. Radio Dabanga said Tasees’s official spokesperson attributed the second attack to the SAF.
Tasees called for an independent and transparent investigation by the UN and regional and international organisations to verify the circumstances and death toll of the strikes and identify those responsible. The alliance also called for evidence and survivors’ testimonies to be collected and preserved, and for those responsible for any violations to be held accountable.
The latest accusations follow other reported deadly strikes in West Kordofan, including those that killed 16 civilians on 10 October and four civilians on 17 October.
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