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2024-09-16 Africa Horn

Accidental airstrike in El Fasher kills five Sudanese soldiers

[SUDANTRIBUNE] A Sudan
Sudan

...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese army warplane accidentally bombed a site within its own Sixth Infantry Division headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Saturday, killing five soldiers and wounding nine, a military statement said.
"OOPS! Our bad"
The incident occurred as the air force was responding to attempts by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to infiltrate the city, the statement from division commanders in El Fasher said.

A military spokesperson told Sudan Tribune that ''high interference'' caused the accidental strike.

The spokesperson denied reports that the strike targeted weapons depots or that forces belonging to the Sudan Liberation Movement were present at the site.

The army has been battling the RSF in a conflict that erupted in April 2024 and has killed thousands and displaced millions.

In recent days, the air force has conducted intensive ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s targeting RSF positions in El Fasher and other parts of North Darfur.

Posted by Fred 2024-09-16 00:36|| || Front Page|| [11152 views ] Top
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