March 5 - 2021 SARAF OMRA
Aftermath of clashes in Saraf Omra on March 3 (RD)
A cautious calm settled on the town of Saraf Omra in North Darfur yesterday after
joint forces arrested a number of suspects and evacuated the wounded from the scene of
clashes that killed 11 people and injured 32 others on Wednesday.
Mohamed Khater told Radio Dabanga that “limited events and gatherings” took place yesterday, which the joint forces responded to “firmly” to take control of the security situation. He said only 40 per cent of shops were open at the market. Khater indicated that the committee in the locality is making efforts to communicate with the parties to the conflict in order to make peace.
March 4 - 2021 SARAF OMRA / GIREIDA / EL GENEINA
The aftermath of violence in Gireida, South Darfur, after an attack by gunmen last year (RD)
Darfur witnessed a surge in violence this week. 10 people were killed and 32 others were injured during tribal clashes in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, yesterday. In Gireida, South Darfur, 11 people were killed and 26 were wounded in tribal clashes and in El Geneina, West Darfur, a man was shot.
A member of the North Darfur Security Committee, Maj Gen Yahya Mohamed El Nur, said in a press statement that joint forces managed to arrest a number of suspects and evacuate the wounded from the scene. He explained that a dispute between the Fur and Tama tribes was the cause of the incident.
March 3 - 2021 GIREIDA / SARAF OMRA / KHARTOUM
Tribal fighting in East Darfur (RD)
Gunmen attacked Gireida, South Darfur, on Monday and Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 26. Witnesses say that government forces did not protect the people when two neighbourhoods were torched.
A witness from Gireida told Radio Dabanga that 35 gunmen on horses attacked Gireida on Monday morning. They left when joint forces intervened. The gunmen returned at 16.00 hours, driving four-wheel drive vehicles and riding horses. They carried various types of weapons.
Many of the injured were in a critical condition and have been transferred to Nyala. The rest of the wounded were treated at Gireida Hospital.
March 2 - 2021 NYALA
South Darfur Wali Mousa Mahdi officially signs the hand-over of the UNAMID offices to the govt of South Sudan (social media)
The wali (governor) of South Darfur, Mousa Mahdi, announced the arrest of a number of individuals who killed three farmers in the village of Dabanga in El Wehda locality in a speech on Thursday. Yesterday, Mahdi officially signed the handover of the
United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) offices in Nyala to the South Darfur government.
In his announcement during an inspection of a village in South Darfur, the governor also vowed to pursue all those who attack farmers.
February 28 - 2021 GENEVA
Arab tribesmen blocking a bridge in El Geneina in protest against the West Darfur govt (File photo: Social media)
A surge in inter-communal attacks in West, South and North Darfur states last month forced more people to flee their homes in three days than in the whole of 2020 in Sudan, and the numbers continue to rise, according to a report published last week by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The report refers to the violence that erupted – as extensively reported by Radio Dabanga – between armed militias from the Massalit and Arab communities between 15 and 18 January, triggering about 183,000 new displacements. Most took place in El Geneina in West Darfur, but displacement was also recorded in Gireida and East Jebel Marra in South Darfur and Tawila in North Darfur.