The Canabi Congress, (a social and human rights entity), accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan Shield Forces, led by Abuagla Keikal -that fights alongside the Army- of committing a massacre against a community east of the Umm Al-Qura area in Al-Jazeera state, demanding an immediate investigation to hold those involved accountable and start a dialogue with the government to resolve the roots of the crisis.
The Canabi Congress shared in a statement addressed to the Sudanese people and the Army leadership, issued yesterday evening, that “On January 9th, a massacre took place in Kambo Khamsa and Kambo Taiba, east of Umm Al-Qura, which included burning two children alive inside homes, killing (6) other people, in addition to kidnapping (13) women and one man.”
The Congress also accused the forces of looting the residents’ property, stealing agricultural crops, livestock and personal property, as well as burning the entire Kambo, which in turn deprived the residents the safety of their homes, turning them -in a matter of moments- into homeless displaced persons, according to the statement.
Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing
The Canabi Congress stated, “The violations and criminal practices that the residents of Canabi and East of Umm Al-Qura areas have been subjected to are serious, amounting to genocide, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, threatening the security and safety of Sudanese society.”
