SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - 83 people killed in West Darfur tribal attacks: medical group

17/1/2021: Sudan Tribune - 83 people killed in West Darfur tribal attacks: medical group

Sudan Tribune report that at least 83 people were killed and 160 were wounded in tribal revenge attacks in al-Geneina.

According to Adam Rijal, spokesman for the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees Camps, the situation in al-Geneina is “extremely complex” despite the arrival of military reinforcements from other parts of Darfur. 

Sudan Tribune note that while the government and armed groups agreed to deploy a 16,000 joint force in Darfur after the withdrawal of the UNAMID, it is yet to be on the ground. 

Columnist Shamael al-Nur said the continued civilian casualties in the region reflects the weak impact of the Juba peace agreement on the ground and the government failure to disarm the population. "Nothing makes the gunmen continue to shed blood more than their certitude that the law does not and will not affect them," she wrote.