At least 72 Sudanese miners killed in air strike: Rights monitor
Summary
An air strike near the Sudan-Egypt border killed at least 72 gold miners, according to a Sudanese rights group. The group blamed the Egyptian military for the attack, which took place in a disputed border area rich in minerals.Key Facts
- At least 72 miners died in an air strike near the Sudan-Egypt border, according to Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese rights group.
- The attack reportedly targeted a gold mining site in the mountainous region of Jabal al-Uqaydat.
- Emergency Lawyers accused the Egyptian military of carrying out the strike inside Sudanese territory.
- Egypt has not officially commented on the recent attack.
- A similar air strike in June killed 23 miners in the same region; Egypt said it was targeting illegal gold mining within its own borders.
- The Sudan-Egypt border is disputed, especially over the mineral-rich Halaib Triangle area.
- Since April 2023, conflict in Sudan has killed more than 200,000 people and pushed many into dangerous gold mining.
- Egypt considers the conflict near its border a serious security risk and has taken steps to stop illegal activities like gold mining and arms smuggling.
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