A lot more than 60 killed found in fresh violence found in Sudan’s Darfur: UN
More than 60 persons have been killed and another 60 wounded in refreshing violence found in the West Darfur place of Sudan, UN officials announced Sunday.
Around 500 armed guys attacked Masteri Village, north of Beida, in Darfur on Saturday afternoon, said the affirmation from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The attackers targeted members of the neighborhood Masalit community, looting and burning residences and part of the local market, the statement added.
“This was one of the latest of some security incidents reported over the last week that left several villages and residences burned, markets and shops looted, and infrastructure damaged,” said the statement, from the OCHA’s Khartoum office.
Following Saturday’s attack about Masteri, around 500 local people staged a protest challenging more protection via the authorities.
People of the Masalit network said they might not bury their dead before authorities took actions, said the OCHA.
On Sunday, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok stated the government would send security forces to the conflict-stricken place to “protect citizens and the farming season”.
His announcement came two days and nights after gunmen in your community killed at least 20 civilians, including children, as they returned with their fields for the very first time in years, the most recent in a string of violent incidents.
The recent killings have targeted the African farming tribes in conflict with the nomadic Arab tribes over the terrain.
“The escalation of violence in several elements of Darfur region is leading to increased displacement, compromising the agricultural season, triggering lack of lives and livelihoods and driving growing humanitarian needs,” said the OCHA statement.
