Sudan: Population South of Darfur's Jebel Marra Told to Evacuate

17 March 2014

Kass — Authorities have told the residents of areas south of Jebel Marra that they have to vacate their houses immediately, as military operations will take place in the area.

One of the people who left the area and arrived at Kass on Monday told Radio Dabanga that most of the population of about ten villages south of Jebel Marra have left their homes. Others are still on their way to Kass, transporting their luggage on donkeys and horses, or on their backs.

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