Monday, January 25, 2010

Day 291 - January 25th

- Chadian Rebels (backed by the Government of Sudan) attacked yesterday the villages of Martego, Wagd, and Magti in North Darfur near the town of Malit, reported Radio Dabanga this Morning. Civilians complained to the radio that the rebels entered into these villages house by house, terrorizing the villagers, looting homes, and destroying properties. No reports of death or injuries.

- In a fresh round of bombings,as recent as yesterday - Sunday, the Sudan Air Force bombed villages of Kulbus, Abu Gamra in West Darfur near the border with Chad.
From Radio Dabanga:
Government warplanes bombed yesterday morning the Jebel Moon’s Koujuk reservoir area. The bombardment caused the injury of 4 people according to Treibo Ibrahim Juma, one of the JEM commanders in the region. Bombs led to the death of twenty camels and thirty sheep as well damage to water sources. Juma told the government warplanes still continue to fly around the area.

Witnesses from Abu Gamara told Radio Dabanga Sudanese military warplanes bombed the region for a second day in a row until Sunday morning. Saying the strike hit a number of sites in Abu Gamara and Kulbus.