More Than 500 Died In The Violence In Darfur Since January

At least 500 everyone was killed and almost 900 others hurt since early The month of january in clashes between Arab tribes within an part of aagold mines in Darfur, mentioned Adam Sheikha Monday, February 25, a member of the Western Region Sudan.

This evaluation is seriously higher than these reported to date in fighting against between tribes Rezeigat and Beni Hussein to control gold mines in the area of Jebel Amir, in North Darfur, and concerns only the next group, which belongs Sheikha M..

The recent violence illustrate the changing nature associated with conflict in the tenth anniversary is commemorated by Darfur, which Tuesday the beginning of a rebellion by black tribes against the central government in Khartoum, dominated by Arabs. To week ago, a recognized of Darfur Eltigani Seisi, told AFP that the "major problem" in the region, that a decade following the start regarding civil war, was no further rebel problems but "violence ethnic "like being in Jebel Amir.

A LOT MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS

"The degree of martyrs (for the time scale) with January 6 for you to February 23 is 510, for example children and women. The others And 865 were injured," said Sheikha, including that the victims were the main tribe of Beni Hussein. The number of victims in the Rezeigat is currently unknown. No official of the group couldn't be achieved for at this time.

Considering that the beginning of the year, 68 villages were partially burned 120 and completely burned, and girls were raped, said Dr. Sheikha MLA El-Sireaf, where in actuality the fighting happened, and member associated with the National Congress Party, the party of President Omar El-Bashir.

He also estimated that nearly 20,000 families were displaced nearly 200,000 people. The UN mentioned in late January that over 100,000 people were driven to flight or closely afflicted with the violence in Jebel Amir, in addition to be able to the 1.4 million displaced people still stranded in camps in Darfur.