SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur doctors: 159 people killed in El Geneina attacks

20/1/2021: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur doctors: 159 people killed in El Geneina attacks

Radio Dabanga report that the death toll of the massacre in al-Geneina, West Darfur has risen to 159, with over 90,000 fleeing their homes.

The violence was reportedly triggered by the killing of an Arab herdsman by a member of the Masalit tribe. Although the perpetrator was arrested, the relatives of the victim sought revenge – culminating in large groups of armed men attacking al-Geneina and the two Kerending camps for the internally displaced “from all directions.

According to the Darfur Bar Association (DBA), they were supported by groups of gunmen from North and Central Darfur and the border area with Chad.

West Darfur Governor Mohamed El Doma said government forces present in the area reacted slowly, with the DBA calling for an investigation into the delayed response of the local army commander.

Local civil society activists said that collecting bodies has not been completed as gunmen are still roaming.