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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...

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’s troops and police personnel will focus on providing security for the mission’s drawdown activiti...

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 were killed and 2.5 million displaced, UN data show. People protest against the end of the UN-African...

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 on Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of new conflict. Fighting erupted...