KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A bomb attack by Sudanese government planes on
a town in southern Darfur killed and wounded civilians, peacekeepers
said on Sunday in the first independent verification of civilian
fatalities.
The joint U.N./African Union UNAMID force said it did not know how many were killed when the jet fighter dropped at least two bombs on rebel-held Muhajiriya on Saturday.
Sudan's armed forces were not available for comment.
Air attacks in Darfur are forbidden under a 2006 peace deal and U.N. Security Council resolutions.
The raid followed more than a week of clashes and air attacks in and around the south Darfur town that have amounted to some of the worst violence in a year, said analysts.
The clashes have also added to tension in the build-up to an expected
ruling from the International Criminal Court on whether to issue an
arrest warrant against Sudan's president on charges of war crimes in Darfur.
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