Sudanese aircraft bombed a town in northwest
“There has been continuous bombardment of warplanes from the
A spokesman from
Furawiya settlement is around 240 km (150 miles) north of West Darfur’s state capital Geneina and 70 km (43 miles) from
Intense fighting in the Furawiya area in recent weeks has cast a shadow over stalled peace negotiations between the rebels and government in the Qatari capital
JEM withdrew from two nearby settlements, Kornoi and Umm Baru, last week after heavy bombing by government planes and helicopters.
Sandal said JEM mobile units were near Furawiya but had not been damaged by the air attacks. He added that Furawiya’s market place had been destroyed by “Janjaweed”, a term used to describe Arab militiamen supported by Khartoum, and that 70 sheep had been killed in the bombing.
Darfur’s war flared in 2003 when mostly African rebels took up arms against
The United Nations has said that as many as 300 000 people may have died in the fighting but Sudan’s government puts the death toll at 10 000.
Libya-sponsored talks between