Sudan air force bombing of towns, markets and schools kills hundreds

Sudan’s air force has carried out bombings in which at least 1,700 civilians have died in attacks on residential neighborhoods, markets, schools and camps for displaced people.

The Sudan Witness Project says it has compiled the largest known dataset of military airstrikes in the conflict, which began in April 2023.

More than 1,700 civilians were reported killed and 1,120 injured in the incidents it documented.

In 35 instances the bombs struck markets and commercial facilities, often when they were crowded with people, and 19 strikes affected vulnerable groups in places like health facilities, sites housing displaced people and educational institutions.

Meanwhile, Millions have fled the fighting which began in April 2023