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Sudan: SLM-Abdul Wahid Nour Faction calls UNAMID to rescue civilians in Kutum, North Darfur

The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)-Abdul Wahid Nour Faction called on the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to intervene and rescue civilians from aerial bombings. The movement's spokesperson, Yahia Bolad, said that clashes are continuing between the SLM and the Sudan Armed Forces in Kutum, North Darfur. He said that civilians have been killed and wounded in the aerial bombings. Local agencies had withdrawn their staff from the region since the clashes erupted last week.

Miraya FM could not reach the Sudan Armed Forces for the comment