The damage was very widespread. Not just in the refugee camp, but also in the part of El Geneina closer to the main part of the town. Imagery provided by @planetlabspic.twitter.com/hxS77ygwNy
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Satellite imagery of El Geneina (الجنينة) in Darfur, Sudan shows widespread burning of homes after ethnic violence on January 16 leaving at least 80 killed, 160+ wounded and more than 50,000 displaced.
Image @planetlabs
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An imagery comparison of the area between January 14 and January 19 shows the extent of the damage. Made using
@sentinel_hub EO burn index.pic.twitter.com/pIl09eXD7y
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A statement put out through the
@SD_DOCTORS gave early indications that there were at least 83 dead and 160 wounded. Although more up-to-date news reporting appears to be higher.pic.twitter.com/ub60MjVQHP
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What's interesting is that the area targeted - referred to as the Krinding IDP Camp (كرينديق) - was also burnt back in December 2019. This is a thread of footage I geolocated back in 2019 when that happened:https://twitter.com/BenDoBrown/status/1212135950060404736?s=20 …
2:19Footage coming out under 'Geneina Bleeds' (#الجنينة_تنزف) tag after signs of attack emerge from Geneina/Al-Junaynah (الجنينة) in#Darfur Sudan. Refugees moving west through city. Footage filmed from this exact loc: https://goo.gl/maps/qXqbVUdiV78q7kGz7 …. H/T to@TramaZoul for the
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The burn damage around the area in 2019 can be viewed on
@googleearth. Specifically around this area: https://goo.gl/maps/7Xvn7mz6vNCLfuzz9 …pic.twitter.com/W3weRfNkye
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Comparing the two different attacks shows the similar area damaged (namely the IDP camp). Images on the left is of the attack in January 2021 from @planetlabs, and the on the right is December 2019 from
@googleearth (main burnt areas marked in red)pic.twitter.com/cRZ02WFeZG
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Footage filmed during the attack by armed men during the attack on El Geneina (الجنينة) this past weekend. Geolocated to here: https://goo.gl/maps/K7vsXAj74ZzjruTb8 ….pic.twitter.com/IshZ95u7ou
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Geolocation proof of footage above. Imagery was provided by @planetlabs - which helped me geolocate it. Image is from January 6. Second image is from same spot after the attack, on January 20. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/4kjJJJy11m9UFHEW8 ….pic.twitter.com/MdlazI9whE
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Please do take a read. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55695118 … https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/19/sudan-troops-deployed-in-darfur-after-clashes-kill-155 … https://www.voanews.com/africa/least-48-dead-militia-attack-el-geneina-west-darfur-says-suna … https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/darfur-sudan-clashes-troops-deployed … https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1082352 …
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