Amnesty accuses Sudan of deadly Darfur chemical attacks AFP•September 29, 2016
"United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Sudanese government forces used suspected chemical weapons in a mountainous area of war-torn Darfur, killing scores of children and civilians, rights group Amnesty International charged on Thursday.
More than 30 such attacks are believed to have been carried out on several villages as part of a massive military campaign against rebels in Darfur's Jebel Marra between January and September, Amnesty said in a report.
The group said its investigation "has gathered horrific evidence of the repeated use of what are believed to be chemical weapons against civilians, including very young children, by Sudanese government forces in one of the most remote regions of Darfur over the past eight months".
"Between 200 and 250 people may have died as a result of exposure to the chemical weapons agents, with many or most being children."
Amnesty said government forces also carried out "indiscriminate bombing of civilians... unlawful killing of men, women and children and the abduction and rape of women" in Jebel Marra, home to Darfur's most fertile land."