Sudanese army conducts fresh air strike on rebel-areas in S. Kordofan: SPLM-N
September 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army Wednesday carried out an air attack on two rebel-held villages in South Kordofan state where the bombs destroyed agricultural crops, said the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North.
An Antonov plane belonging to the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) at 10:00am dropped 11 bombs on two villages in Boram County of South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains area. Troge village was hit by six bombs while five other bombs were dropped on Angolo village, said Arnu Ngutulu Lodi SPLM-N official spokesperson.
In a statement he extended to Sudan Tribune late on Wednesday, Lodi did not mention any human casualties but stressed that the attack “caused huge destruction of agricultural crops”.
He further accused the regime of targeting areas inhabited by civilian population.
The SPLM-N says the Sudanese war planes target areas inhabited by civilians and destroy crops as part of a scorched earth policy aiming to deprive the rebel of any support of local population.
On Sunday 13 September, the rebel group claimed that a Sudanese Mig jet fighter dropped three bombs on Um Serdiba area in Um Dorain County of South Kordofan. It pointed that the raid caused significant damage to agriculture farms.
The SPLM-N and two of its allies in Darfur region said ready for a cessation of hostilities in the war areas but called on Khartoum government to accept a pre-dialogue meeting proposed by the African Union to facilitate peace and an inclusive national conference on constitutional reforms.
(ST)