Sudan army accused of killing hundreds in airstrike on Darfur market
A Sudanese war monitor group has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country’s western Darfur region.
The Emergency Lawyers group, which documents abuses by both sides in Sudan’s civil war that erupted in April 2023 said the bombing of Tur’rah market was a “horrific massacre” that had also left hundreds injured.
Videos posted on social media, some by the army’s rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that controls much of Darfur showed the smoking ruins of market stalls and bodies charred beyond recognition.
A military spokesperson denied targeting civilians; saying it only attacked legitimate hostile targets.
Both the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF have repeatedly been accused of shelling civilian areas.
The RSF has deployed drones in Darfur, but the army has the warplanes and regularly strikes RSF positions across the region.
