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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...

Darfur displaced fearful as UN peacekeepers hand over to local forces By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz Sudanese civilians protest against United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur CAIRO/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ahlam Hamid fled from her home in Sudan’s Darfur region 17 years ago when government troops and militiamen, some on horseback, raided her village and clashed with rebels. Now she worries she will be at the mercy of those forces once more, as an international peacekeepi...

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 pe...

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...

Peace mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends, stoking fears of new clashes 357 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. against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious Arab-dominated militia known as the Janjaweed. to the United Nations. Darfur,” UNAMID’s spokesman Ashraf Eissa said. “As of 1 January 2021, UNAMID’...

Residents worry as UN’s Darfur mission wraps up AFP, NYALA, Sudan The UN and the 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 Arab-dominated militia known as the Janjaweed. About 300,000 people w...

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. Wednesday 30/12/2020 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 o...

Channels Television   Updated December 31, 2020 Sudanese children walk past an armoured vehicle of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in Kalma Camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, on December 30, 2020.   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...

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 Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious Arab-dominated militia known as the Janjaweed. A total of 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced, according ...