Sudan's Military Continues Attacks Against Buram County

On March 15, four MiG fighter planes and two Antonov planes dropped bombs over Angolo village, injuring seven women and several children, according to civilians there.

Each MiG dropped two large bombs, and the Antonov planes together dropped an estimated 15 bombs, according to Dawood Raas Amoun, an Angolo local. Small Arms Survey with the help of Eyes and Ears Nuba has since identified two unexploded bombs as Russian-made cluster bombs. Eyes and Ears Nuba reporters have found two additional unexploded cluster bombs in Ghiniah, a village in Buram County. Sudan government officials have stated on several occasions, most recently on April 19, that Sudan does not possess nor produce cluster munitions, nor ever used cluster munitions.

The bombs only caused injuries to civilians, Amoun said, as no rebel forces were in the area. Since fighting erupted, officials in Southern Kordofan estimate that 6,000 bombs have been dropped by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF).

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