English By Nabeel Biajo Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - The death toll in West Darfur state on Tuesday climbed to 159 with more than 200 people injured after more than 3 days of fighting between different ethnic communities, according to the Committee of West Darfur Doctors.
This latest wave of violence in West Darfur state began when a member of the African Masalit tribe killed a member of an Arab tribe on Friday. Armed Arab militiamen organized revenge attacks the following day, which targeted the Kirendig IDP camp where Masalit tribesmen resided. Since then, there have been accusations and counter-accusations of ethnic targeting of civilians.