Darfur sees 'fresh air strikes'

[Adsos Letter]

Source: BBC

The Sudanese military has launched an air and ground assault on insurgents' positions in South Darfur, according to a rebel group.

The Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) said the attack had targeted the town of Muhajiriya, which war planes reportedly also bombed at the weekend.

Peacekeepers said explosions and war planes had also been heard around the the North Darfur capital of El Fasher.

Air attacks are forbidden in Sudan under the terms of a peace deal.

BBC Sudan correspondent Amber Henshaw says the reported fighting would mark an escalation in the ongoing Darfur conflict, almost six years after it began.

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