Sudan: 18,000 Newly Displaced Arrive At South Darfur Camps

South Darfur — About 18,000 villagers from the area southeast of Nyala have arrived at El Salam and Kalma in South Darfur on Friday and Saturday. They fled wide-scale attacks by Sudanese militia forces on more than 35 villages on Thursday and Friday. Many others are still trapped in the desert, and besieged by militiamen. El Salam camp is surrounded by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other militia troops in armed vehicles and tanks. Men under 35 are captured when they leave the camp.

About 11,000 newly displaced arrived on Friday at El Salam camp for the displaced in Bielel locality, camp sheikh Mahjoub Adam Tabaldiya told Radio Dabanga. "They were exhausted and in shock when they arrived, after having to flee the Janjaweed attacks. They lost their homes, livestock, and relatives, and are now living in the open, without shelter, water, food, or medicines."

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