Sudan to send security reinforcements to West Darfur
Mohamed Ali Fazari
Press TV, Khartoum
The Sudanese government says it is going to send security reinforcements to West Darfur to protect the citizens and vital utilities there.
This came after unknown armed men killed more than 80 people and injured at least 160 others in the Krinding refugee camp and elsewhere in Genena, the capital of Sudan's West Darfur State, this weekend, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.
During an emergency meeting, Sudan's Security and Defense Council, chaired by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, discussed the violent events, which took place in Geneina.
The trouble began Friday when a member of the Masalit tribe killed a member of an Arab tribe in a personal dispute. Early Saturday morning, armed men from different parts of Darfur planned and launched what appeared to be revenge attacks.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on authorities to protect citizens in Sudan's West Darfur.
Local authorities in West Darfur imposed a curfew in the wake of the incidents, deploying hundreds of troops across the state.
The United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur began withdrawing from the region at the end of December as its mission to protect civilians ended.
A conflict in Darfur that began in 2003 forced millions to flee, and, despite a peace process, tensions remain.
The eruption of tribal violence in Darfur has sounded the alarm in Sudan over the fragile situation in the region. Back in October 2020, Sudan's transitional government signed a peace agreement with several armed groups from Darfur to set up a joint security force comprised of 12,000 members tasked with securing the region of Darfur.
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