Friday, July 15, 2011

Satellite Images Reveal Mass Graves In Sudan

Satellite images by the Satellite Sentinel Project, a program run by the actor George Clooney, showed visual evidence of mass graves in the South Kordofan region of Sudan, apparently the result of recent offensives by Arab Sudanese forces against black African tribes. (DigitalGlobe/MCT) | MCT

Clooney's New Project Finds Signs Of Mass Graves In Sudan -- McClatchy News

NAIROBI, Kenya — Satellite images from above Sudan have found three excavated sites that eyewitnesses suggest could be mass graves, a watchdog project co-founded by actor and activist George Clooney said Thursday.

The alleged mass burial sites are located on the outskirts of Kadugli, the capital of central Sudan's South Kordofan state. An outburst of conflict there since June 5 has led to allegations that Sudan's Arab government is slaughtering minority Africans aligned with the rival government now running the breakaway nation of South Sudan.

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More News ON Evidence Of Mass Graves In Sudan

Satellite Evidence Indicates Mass Graves in Sudan -- New York Times/AP
US Monitoring Group Detects Suspected Mass Graves in Sudan -- Voice of America
Sudan's South Kordofan fighting: 'Mass graves found' -- BBC
George Clooney’s satellites capture pictures of mass graves in Sudan -- Toronto Star
Clooney's Satellites Capture Piles of Bodies, Mass Graves in Sudan -- Time
Crime Scene: Evidence of Mass Graves in Kadugli, Sudan -- AllAfrica.com
How George Clooney's Satellite Group Is Identifying Mass Graves in Sudan -- The Atlantic

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