Peace mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends, stoking fears of new clashes
By AFP - Jan 02,2021 - Last updated at Jan 02,2021
Members of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) look on as Sudanese internally displaced people stage a sit in to protest against the end of their mandate, in Kalma camp in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, on Thursday (AFP photo)
KHARTOUM/NYALA, Sudan The United Nations and African Union on Thursday ended a 13-year mission to keep the peace in the vast Sudanese region of Darfur, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of renewed fighting.
The United Nations and African Union on Thursday ended a 13-year mission to keep the peace in the vast Sudanese region of Darfur, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of renewed fighting. Fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, when ethnic minority rebels rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious Arab-dominated militia known as the Janjaweed. A total of 300,000.
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Worries mount as peacekeeping mission ends mission in Darfur
“The last day for UNAMID is tonight at midnight,” said UNAMID’s team leader in Darfur office Islam Khan.
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Sudanese internally displaced people protest against the end of the mandate of UNAMID, in Kalma camp in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, on December 30, 2020. (AFP)
NYALA, SUDAN – The United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end 13 years of peacekeeping in the vast Sudanese region on Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of new conflict.
Fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, when ethnic minority rebels rose up against the government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious militia known as the Janjaweed.