The Higher Committee for Health Emergencies in Sudan called for taking the necessary measures, disarming, and deterring those it called "infiltrators", to prevent a recurrence of tribal violence in West Darfur, in the west of the country, while the European Union stressed the need to establish and train joint peacekeeping forces between the Sudanese army and the movements. armed forces to address the violence in Darfur.
The official spokesman for the committee, which is headed by a member of the Sovereign Council, Abdul Baqi Al-Zubair, said that its meeting discussed efforts to confront the health situation resulting from what it called "the unfortunate events in El Geneina."
The Security and Defense Council held an emergency session on Monday headed by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council, during which it took several measures, including strengthening the security presence in West Darfur in order to separate the parties to the tribal fighting.
On Tuesday, the People's Congress Party in Sudan called for an immediate cessation of the killing and looting in all parts of West Darfur, the arrest of criminals, the disarmament of citizens, and the imposition of the prestige of the state.
Krink area
Since last Friday, the Karinak area in West Darfur has witnessed tribal clashes that have killed more than 200 people and injured 103 others, according to statements by the state’s governor, Khamis Abkar Abdullah, and the (non-governmental) Darfur Bar Association said last Sunday that the tribal fighting led to the displacement of nearly 20 A person.
The Wali of West Darfur said that the armed militias that attacked the Karenak area last Saturday were larger than the armed forces in the area.
Tribal sheikhs in the area stated that armed men from the Arab Rizeigat tribe attacked farmers from the non-Arab Masalit tribe, in response to the killing of two Rizeigat men.
Adam Rijal, a spokesman for the General Coordination of Refugees and Displaced Persons in Darfur - an independent civil society - said that the clashes left dozens of houses on fire, and the coordination accused the Arab Janjaweed militia of masterminding the attack on the Masalit tribe.
Video showing the attack on the city of Karenc on Sunday, in which some houses were burned.
The IDPs and Refugees Bloc revealed that more than 216 people were killed and 176 wounded during the bloody events that took place in the city and lasted for 4 days.
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Expansion of violence
Tribal violence spread to El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state, where a shooting took place in the city hospital last Sunday, killing 10 people, according to the (non-governmental) Central Committee of Sudan Doctors.
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) condemned the violent incidents in West Darfur, and demanded that they stop "immediately" and conduct a "transparent investigation" to find out the circumstances.
The European Union also expressed its fear of reports of deadly clashes in West Darfur during the past days and weeks, which resulted in a large number of victims and the destruction of health facilities, according to a statement that held all signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement in Sudan a joint responsibility to protect civilians;
He said it was time to end the violence and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The statement also stressed the urgent and urgent need to establish and train joint peacekeeping forces by the Sudanese armed forces and armed movements, in accordance with the Juba Peace Agreement.
It should be noted that for years, many areas in the Darfur region have witnessed, from time to time, bloody clashes between Arab and African tribes as a result of conflicts over land, resources, water and grazing paths.