Al Jazeera state: Rhino – The centralization of the Kanabi Conference condemned the massacre of the Sudanese army against the residents of Kambo Tiba, east of Umm al-Qari, in Gezira State.
the Kanabi are villages for African agricultural laborers working on Gezira Project, which spans large, irrigated areas in central Sudan.
Sudanese soldiers burned two children, Ahmed Issa and Hamid Mohamed, inside their homes, and killed four civilians, “Abdel Aziz Abdel Karim”, “Khater Ibrahim”, “Ahmed Ishaq Keita”, “Saleh Hammad”, “Sheikh Khalwa”, and “Ali Nazih”, according to a statement by the Kanabi Conference Central Committee on Saturday.
The statement emphasized that the soldiers kidnapped 13 women from Kombo Taiba and one man, Ibrahim Abkar, and looted the residents’ property and stole their agricultural crops and livestock before burning down the entire Kombo, which led to the displacement of the residents. The statement reads: “We address you today with hearts heavy with pain and sorrow for the grave violations and criminal practices that our people in Kanabi and East Umm al-Qura have been subjected to, which amount to genocide, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing and threaten the security and safety of Sudanese society. What happened in Kambo Khamsa, east of Umm al-Qura locality in Gezira State, is an extension of a series of attacks that require urgent action by the Sudanese army and joint forces to put an end to this humanitarian catastrophe.) The Kanabi Central Committee drew attention to the fact that the warnings it had previously issued regarding the ongoing incitement against the Kanabi people did not receive the required response, which led to a dangerous escalation represented in the recent attacks committed by the Batana Shield militias against unarmed civilians “led by the criminal Kikel.”
The statement reads: “We would like to emphasize that the Kanabi Congress has remained completely neutral towards the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, out of our concern for the safety and security of the Kanabi people. Our position stems from our desire to avoid the involvement of the Kanabi people in armed conflicts that may expose them to further attacks, knowing that the Kanabi people have been subjected since the dawn of Sudanese history to violations and massacres against the Kanabi people. This position does not mean abandoning national issues but rather reflects our commitment to protect our community and ensure that it is not exploited as fuel in this bloody conflict”.
The CBC called for the opening of a comprehensive dialogue with representatives of the Kanabi, with the participation of all relevant parties, to address the roots of the crises and achieve peaceful coexistence between all components of Sudanese society.
