SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur attacks: Death toll rises to 80+, more than 8,000 families displaced
Radio Dabanga reports that more than 80 people were reportedly killed and at least 190 others injured in the tribal violence that broke out in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur.
At least 80,000 people have been affected. 8,111 families fled their homes. More than 5,000 heads of livestock, 200 motorcycles, 300 rickshaws, more than 180 vehicles of all kinds, and millions of Pounds in cash were stolen.
These figures come from El Geneina Crisis Committee, who accuses the West Darfur local government of complicity, saying that Rapid Support Forces militia conducted the attacks with the knowledge of state authorities.
In addition, the Committee said that the attacks constitute the “continuation of systematic crimes in an orchestrated operation intended to reproduce the genocide that started in the region in 2003.”
The Committee demands that Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Cabinet conduct a transparent and fair investigation, hold the perpetrators accountable, and be fair in dealing with the grievances.