Sudan: Two Killings, Abductions in Central Darfur Spark Protest

16 November 2014

Nierteti/Tawila — Pro-government militiamen shot dead two people in Nierteti locality, Central Darfur, on Wednesday. The militiamen also abducted seven persons. A 45-year-old farmer in East Jebel Marra was slain by gunmen on Friday.

The murder of Yahya Abdu Mahmoud Mustafa and Ismael Haroun, and the abduction took place south-east of Kombo Ghabat. Seven people were still abducted on Thursday evening, including two women, of whom one is a minor. A third woman was released after the militiamen raped her, a relative of one of the abductees told Radio Dabanga. The five men are all students.

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