Amnesty alleges chemical weapons used in Darfur

CAIRO — Amnesty International accused the Sudanese military on Thursday of using chemical weapons against civilians, including very young children, in one of the most remote corners of the Darfur region over the past eight months. The Britain-based Human rights group said it had gathered “horrific evidence” including satellite imagery, more than 200 in-depth interviews with survivors, and analysis of dozens of images in an investigation that suggests at least 30 chemical attacks took place in the Jebel Marra area.“The scale and brutality of these attacks is hard to put into words,” said Amnesty’s Tirana Hassan. “The images and videos we have seen in the course of our research are truly shocking. In one, a young child is screaming with pain before dying; many photos show young children covered in lesions and blisters. Some were unable to breath and vomiting blood.” Postmedia Wire Services