Sudan Border War

For over two years Sudan’s government has waged a bombing campaign against civilian it accuses of supporting Nuban rebels.

For over two years Sudan’s government has waged a bombing campaign against civilian it accuses of supporting Nuban rebels. Cheap shrapnel bombs are dropped out of Antontov cargo plans nearly every day. The campaign has terrorized the people of the Nuba mountains, forcing many to flee, and making it difficult for others to plant and tend their farms. There are no reliable data on the number of people who’ve lost limbs or been disabled since the war started in the Nuba Mountains in June of 2011. Some people are hit by shrapnel, others accidentally detonate unexploded rockets and bombs hidden just beneath the ground.

© Marco Gualazzini - Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the troops. 2nd dec 2013
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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the troops. 2nd dec 2013

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Africa, South Sudan, South Kordofan. Yida refugee camp in South Sudanese territory, 20 km far from the border with Sudan. The camp hosts 68,000 refugees from the Nuba Mountains. A child sitting on an anthill looking at the horizon

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The sergeant in command encourages soldiers to fight for their land claiming and launching appeals for sacrifice and courage in a training camp, a place of which we can’t reveal the name for security reasons.

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. Samson Mushir Mubarak, 10 years old , was injured during the bombardment of 18th November 2013 in Buram , where he lost his left arm and two of his brothers were killed. The people of Nuba Mountains, long time victims of discrimination from South Sudan government, has been subjected to a compaign of aerial bombardment since June 2011 after fighting broke out between Khartoum and Nuba Rebels, the SPLA-N troops.

© Marco Gualazzini - Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the troops. 2nd dec 2013
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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the troops. 2nd dec 2013

© Marco Gualazzini - Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the troops. 2nd dec 2013
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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the troops. 2nd dec 2013

© Marco Gualazzini - Image from the Sudan Border War photography project
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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. Semma Kafi Gelem, 30 years old, pregnant of her eighth child, is seen as she seeks shelter for her and the children, from an Antonov bomber flying over the area of Buram. 07th Dec 2013

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. A child run away seeking for shelter when an Antonov flys over the area. Shortly the warplane will drop a bomb on a dozen kilometers away. 2nd Dec 2013

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. Omar Daniel, age 17, lost both of his arms during a bombing raid in March 2012 in Buram, with Difalla Rashid, 16 years old. The people of Nuba Mountains, long time victims of discrimination from South Sudan government, has been subjected to a compaign of aerial bombardment since June 2011 after fighting broke out between Khartoum and Nuba Rebels, the SPLA-N troops.

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. The passage of an Antonov above the front line causes tension among the civialians and the troops.The Sudanese bomber flying over the area for about an hour. Shortly the warplane will drop a bomb on a dozen kilometers away. 2nd Dec 2013

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. (from the left of the pic) Cucu Ahmed Turabi, 21, Saburi Hamid Juma, 25, Maw Tutu Grush, 28, take shelter in a foxhole between the Nuba Mountains and the Yida refugee camp, while an Anotonov bomber of the Sudanese government flies over the area. 8th dec 2013

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Africa, South Sudan, South Kordofan. Yida refugee camp in South Sudanese territory, 20 km far from the border with Sudan. The camp hosts 68,000 refugees from the Nuba Mountains. 9th Dec 2013

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Africa, South Sudan, South Kordofan. Yida refugee camp in South Sudanese territory, 20 km far from the border with Sudan. The camp hosts 68,000 refugees from the Nuba Mountains. Some children play on the wreck of an Antonov.

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. Mother of Mercy Hospital of Ghidel , the only hospital in South Kordofan , with a capacity of 400 beds but the last year has already welcomed more than 30,000 patients. A wounded woman is carried to the hospital. 26th Nov 2013

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Africa, Sudan, South Kordofan. Mother of Mercy Hospital of Ghidel , the only hospital in South Kordofan , with a capacity of 400 beds but the last year has already welcomed more than 30,000 patients. Some muslims pray at the evenign pray.

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