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UN secretary-general condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan

UN secretary-general condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan

UNITED Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the air strike that reportedly killed at least 22 people in Sudan, according to a statement released by a spokesperson early. At least 22 people were killed and scores injured in an air strike by Sudan's army on western Omdurman city, the Khartoum state health ministry said on Saturday, as the war between the country's military factions entered its 12th week. The secretary-general is also appalled by reports of large-scale violence and casualties across Sudan's Darfur region, according to the statement released by Farhan Haq, his deputy spokesperson. "He is also concerned about reports…
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Air strike kills 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Air strike kills 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray

KATHARINE HOURELD AN air strike killed at least 43 people in the town of Togoga in Ethiopia's Tigray region today, a medical official told Reuters, after residents said new fighting had flared in recent days north of the regional capital Mekelle. Ethiopian military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane did not confirm or deny the incident. He said air strikes were a common military tactic and that government forces do not target civilians. The bomb hit a market at around 1:00 p.m., according to a woman who said her husband and two-year-old daughter had been injured. "We didn't see the plane, but…
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US admits to air strike in Somalia killed one civilian

US admits to air strike in Somalia killed one civilian

THE United States has revealed that one civilian was killed and three were injured in a U.S. air strike in Somalia in February, the second such admission since it launched quarterly reports on civilian casualties in its Africa operations. In a report, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said verification of the facts and circumstances about a February 2 air strike triggered by allegations of civilian deaths established one civilian had been killed while three were injured. "Unfortunately, we believe our operations caused the inadvertent death of one person and injury to three others who we did not intend to target," AFRICOM's…
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