Sudan: Bombing Jebel Marra 'Violates Ceasefire' - Slm-Aw

26 April 2017

Jebel Marra — The holdout rebel group in Darfur's Jebel Marra has condemned the aerial bombardments by the Sudanese Air Force last weekend which led to an unknown number of casualties. "The government had announced an unilateral ceasefire."

The leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement, Abdel Wahid El Nur, recounted that the Air Force bombed ten sites in north-west Jebel Marra on Saturday and Sunday with the aim to hit their positions. Sudanese pro-government militias attacked its stronghold in Torantora on Saturday and 17 militiamen were reportedly killed.

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