NYALA – Approximately 100 civilians were killed on Saturday in an airstrike by the Sudanese army targeting a camp for displaced persons in Beliel locality near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur.
The air force also dropped bombs on the busy city market, as well as in the Riyadh and Khartoum Bilail neighborhoods of Nyala, resulting in additional casualties.
Exact figures are unknown due to internet and communication outages, but locals reports that the civilians killed are about 100.
Resistance Committees in Beliel locality, rural Nyala, confirmed to Sudans Post that “the Sudanese army’s air force carried out an airstrike on a displaced persons camp,” and reported that the attack killed close to 100 people, including women, elderly people, and children, with dozens more injured.
The Resistance Committees condemned the airstrike as “a massacre surpassing all forms of brutality,” describing it as part of an ongoing campaign targeting defenseless civilians.
They accused the Sudanese army of exploiting civilians in political conflicts, driven by ambitions that disregard humanity.
“These crimes not only provoke the sentiments of Sudanese people but also expose the criminality of the Islamic Movement’s army led by Burhan,” the committees said.
They further alleged that the military’s actions have “crossed red lines” without accountability from the international community, leaving the victims overlooked and disregarded by global powers, condemned to a dire fate amid what they called a “shameful international silence.”
Videos shared widely on social media showed body parts and remains of victims scattered across Riyadh neighbourhood, the city market, Khartoum Bilail, and Beliel locality. The footage depicted many women and children among the dead.
Other scenes showed bodies of children lying near their deceased mothers in disturbing images of the aftermath.
The Sudanese army has recently intensified aerial operations across Sudan’s states, resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries, as well as widespread destruction of homes and property. Sudans Post
