Elfashir April 7(Darfur24)
A community leader in North Darfur announced the killing of at least 23 people, following an attack by armed militias backed by Rapid Support ForcesRSF on a number of villages west of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
Community leaders and activists in the city of El Fasher accused Arab groups loyal to the Rapid Support Forces of launching selective attacks on villages belonging to the Zaghawa tribe, forcing dozens of families to flee to the areas of “Jokhi, Umm Hagalig, and Shaqra.”
Ahmed Nour, a community leader in Zamzam camp, told “Darfur 24” that the attack on the villages of “Darma, Azbani and Karo” occurred on Friday and before that on “Baraka and Sarfaya” late last week, causing the death of at least 23 people and the wounding of 19 others, in addition to the disappearance of Others have become missing.
Nour revealed the partial closure of the Zamzam camp market for displaced persons, 15 km west of El Fasher, yesterday, Saturday, for reasons of alert. This was rejected by some merchants and shop owners, who accused unnamed parties in Zamzam of being involved in the tension taking place west of El Fasher, by stealing livestock belonging to Arab tribes from the village of “Amar Jadid.” “South Donkey Shata they entered the camp with.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Yahya, an activist from the Majdoub area, 45 km west of El Fasher, warned of another wave of identity-based killings carried out by militias loyal to the Rapid Support, similar to UN reports that indicated violations against the Masalit tribe in West Darfur.
Yahya stated in a statement to “Darfur 24” that the citizens are safe in their villages and are being accused of political charges, referring to the bias of the Minawi and Jibril movements and their announcement of fighting in the ranks of the Sudanese army.