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Arab Militia Kills Scores in Sweeping Attack in Sudans DarfurThe assault by hundreds of Janjaweed fighters, the latest in a series of clashes, was another sign of Sudan's deepening security and political crisis.[/b
KHARTOUM, Sudan Hundreds of Arab militia fighters, many riding motorbikes or driving vehicles mounted with guns, attacked a village in Sudans western Darfur region on Sunday, torching homes and shops and killing at least 150 people, aid groups and United Nations officials said.
The violence, which later spread to a nearby town, was the latest in a series of clashes involving Arab and ethnic African groups in Darfur in recent months, and one of the countrys deadliest episodes in years. The attack highlighted the growing security vacuum that experts say has worsened in tandem with a political crisis in Sudan, where the military seized power in October.
The General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced in Darfur, an aid agency, said 168 people had been killed and another 98 injured in the violence around Kereneik in West Darfur.
A United Nations official in Sudan confirmed that account, saying the U.N. had received reports of 150 and 200 deaths. The attack started at dawn, when hundreds of armed men encircled Kereneik before opening fire, later going house to house and killing civilians, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the lack of permission to speak publicly.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/world/africa/sudan-darfur-janjaweed.html
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Arab Militia Kills Scores in Sweeping Attack in Sudan's Darfur (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Apr 2022
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Skittles
(153,169 posts)1. it just never ends
it's so depressing
Demovictory9
(32,465 posts)2. yes, I posted this to remind folks that there are wars all over the world
Skittles
(153,169 posts)3. important
I have donated for some time to Doctors Without Borders, and they refer to strife in the world in their communications.......