Dar es Salaam, March 26 -- A Sudanese war monitor has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the countrys western Darfur region on Monday.

The Emergency Lawyers group – which documents abuses by both sides in Sudans civil war that erupted in April 2023 – said the bombing of Turrah market was a “horrific massacre” that had also left hundreds injured.

Videos posted on social media – some by the armys rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that controls much of Darfur – showed the smoking ruins of market stalls and bodies charred beyond recognition.

A military spokesperson denied targeting civilians, saying it only attacked legitimate hosti...