Fires used as weapon of war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month, study says

Fires resulting from the fighting in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages and settlements last month, a UK-based rights group said Monday, highlighting the use of fire as a weapon of war in the conflict in the African country.

Investigators from Sudan Witness, an open-source project run by the nonprofit Center for Information Resilience, say that more blazes than in any other month since the war started in mid-April 2023. The number also brings to 201 the total number of fires in Sudan since fighting broke out between Sudan's military and the rival paramilitary force. The analysis didn't provide any casualty figures from the fires.