Sudan: Gunmen Fire in the Air in South Darfur Camp, Unamid Policemen Flee

Kalma Camp — On Wednesday, militiamen stormed Kalma camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur. They said they were searching for their stolen sheep. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Eisa Saleh, secretary-general of Kalma camp reported that on Wednesday morning, a large group of militiamen on camelback and a Land Cruiser stormed Block 3 of the camp "under the pretext that they were searching their eight sheep that possibly had been stolen by camp residents".

"The displaced denied the theft, and asked the militiamen to leave. The camp elders demanded from the Janjaweed a deadline to search for the stolen animals themselves. In the meantime, they requested Unamid for protection against possible assaults by the gunmen. Unamid responded, and sent 40 policemen, accompanied by two tanks, and four Land Cruisers to secure the situation at Block 3."

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