In a distressing turn of events, the Civil Authority for New Sudan in the Nuba Mountains announced the death of five civilians and injuries to three others due to new airstrikes conducted by the Sudanese army in the Nuba Mountains area. These attacks have also resulted in the displacement of 560 families.
This tragic incident follows closely on the heels of the “Hadra massacre,” which occurred less than a week prior, claiming the lives of 11 students and two teachers, with 47 others, mostly children, injured in an air raid by the Sudanese army on a school in South Kordofan.
Rania Babiker Wanaza, the official spokesperson for the Civil Authority of the Nuba Mountains region, issued a statement saying that the Sudanese army continued its barbaric aggression on the Nuba Mountains villages. An Antonov aircraft dropped three explosive barrels on “Quneizia” in the Anbong “Um Durain” county, killing five civilians. The Sudanese Air Force also targeted the city of “Heiban” and “Karkal” village by dropping several explosive barrels, causing over 560 families to flee these areas to other villages and cities.
The statement emphasized that the Sudanese army’s actions renew its targeting of civilians in the Nuba Mountains, managing a systematic campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing—a practice ongoing since its inception.
The statement also noted that Sudanese governments, post-colonialism, have consistently brought death to the Nuba Mountains region instead of providing services and development.
It condemned the use of aviation in warfare and the targeting of innocent civilians as cowardly, not victorious. It urged for combat to be faced on battlefields rather than resorting to the indiscriminate dropping of explosives, highlighting this as evidence of hatred and contempt for certain peoples who have the right to self-determination and to shape their future.
Moreover, the statement pointed out that targeting children and depriving them of their right to life and education by destroying educational infrastructure constitutes war crimes and genocide, emphasizing that children’s schools should not be battlegrounds.
This event underscores the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis in the Nuba Mountains region, calling for urgent international attention and action to protect civilians and preserve their rights.
