Violence in Darfur: the death toll continues to rise
Men in an IDP camp in Al-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur (illustration image) ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP
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In Sudan, the toll continues to rise after violence last weekend in West Darfur.
According to the local union of doctors have now reached 159 dead, 203 injured and 90,000 displaced.
The killings began after the murder of an Arab tribal member by a non-Arab person.
A cycle of bloody retaliation followed.
And if the violence has calmed down, the situation remains precarious.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi,
Sébastien Németh
According to several witnesses, militiamen are still
inside the Krinding IDP camp
, the main location targeted by the attacks.
Videos circulated, showing houses destroyed and reduced to ashes.
There would still be bodies inside, raising fears of an even heavier toll ...
The displaced people residing in the camp have fled to the surrounding area.
A little more than half would be in the city of El Geneina, sheltered in schools and various buildings, the others would have found refuge in the surrounding villages.
About fifteen wounded were transferred to Khartoum who in return dispatched a team of specialists and surgeons to El Geneina to support local health workers.
The resistance committees resulting from the revolution created an emergency cell to organize aid to victims.
They called on humanitarian organizations to intervene quickly.
Evidence of the tension that continues to hover on Tuesday evening, armed men attacked the secure residence of Governor Mohammed Abdalla Al Douma.
After an hour of shooting, they were able to be pushed back without any casualties.
Mohammed Abdalla Al Douma denounced "
an assault intended to create instability and chaos
".
This violence constitutes a major test for the transition which has prompted
the UN force in Darfur to complete its mandate
on December 31.
The Sudanese are therefore now alone to ensure the safety of all.
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