At least 213 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in violence between two tribal groups in Sudan’s western Darfur region.
Local Sudanese authorities have confirmed 200 dead and more than 100 injured in fresh clashes in western Darfur. Clashes broke out between non-Arab Masalit tribes and Arab fighters near the state capital of West Darfur, Algina.
International media quoted an independent aid group working for refugees and displaced persons in Darfur as saying that the violence started on Friday when some armed men offered condolences to the tribes in exchange for killing two tribesmen. Attacked the villages.
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has called on Sudanese authorities to protect the population of West Darfur. He added that the initial steps taken by the authorities to reduce tensions were welcome but that the authorities should address the root causes of the violence in the region and fulfill their responsibility to protect the population.