Sudan civil war: Who was behind one of the conflict's deadliest attacks?

Survivors recount what happened in Wad al-Nourah in June when at least 100 people died.

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For 40-year-old farmer Ali Ibrahim, the nightmare began in the late afternoon on 5 June, with the sound of heavy weapons.

“We had never seen such shelling since we were young," he recalls. "The bombardment lasted for four hours, with houses destroyed, screaming children - women and the elderly were helpless to escape.”

At least 100 civilians were killed that day in the attack on the Sudanese village of Wad al-Nourah, according to estimates by volunteers of the local resistance committee.

Mr Ibrahim says the villagers were unarmed: ”We are simple farmers. We've never carried weapons. We have no enemies. We are just citizens trying to protect our lives.”

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