RHino: Follow-up – The Sudan Founding Coalition condemned the drone strikes carried out by army forces on the “Abu Shandi” area in the Wad al-Mahi district—southeast of Damazin—which reportedly resulted in civilian casualties. The coalition described the attack as a regrettable humanitarian crime that reveals the extent of the dangers threatening the lives of innocent people.

The Coalition added in a statement today: (We condemn and denounce the targeting of populated areas. Exposing civilians to the danger of bombing, death, and displacement is categorically unacceptable and cannot be justified under any military pretext, for civilian lives are not a price to be paid in the conflict, and their homes and villages are not fair game for settling military scores. The ‘Foundation Forces’ will not cease advancing to fulfill their missions and liberate the entire homeland from the defilement of the terrorist Islamic Movement’s army and its allied militias, until civilians can enjoy security and a dignified life).

The coalition emphasized that, as of the time of this statement’s issuance, accurate statistics regarding the number of victims and the extent of the losses were not available, and it called for urgent action to verify the facts, document the violations, and ensure unimpeded access to humanitarian and medical aid for those affected.

The statement read: (We, the Sudan Founding Coalition, demand an immediate halt to the shelling and attacks that endanger civilians. We also call on humanitarian organizations, human rights groups, and international and regional bodies to take urgent measures to provide medical aid to civilians in the “Abu Shandi” local area of Al-Mahai —southeast of Damazin—to document violations, and to provide the necessary protection and assistance).

It continued:(We also demand that those involved be held accountable, that a transparent investigation be conducted, that serious and effective international pressure be exerted on the party rejecting peace, and that a serious political process be launched to end the war in Sudan and put an end to the suffering of its people, as it is no longer acceptable for condemnations alone to be the only response to the killings, displacement, and destruction suffered by Sudanese people due to the intransigence of the terrorist Islamic Movement’s army in refusing to end the war).