SUDAN NEWS ALERT: UNAMID site besieged by militia amid peaceful protests against exit from Darfur
Radio Dabanga report that militiamen have besieged the site of the joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Zalingei, Central Darfur
Al-Shafee’ Abdallah, coordinator of the camps for the displaced in Central Darfur, told Radio Dabanga that the objective of taking over the site was to plunder the buildings. He questioned the ability of the regular forces to provide protection to the residents of Zalingei as well as those in the surrounding villages and camps for the displaced.
Abdallah also said that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) members burnt a pharmacy, looted 10 shops, and attacked workers at Zalingei Hospital, with regular armed forces failing to intervene or stop the perpetrators.
The previous day, a displaced person was killed, and four others wounded, including two children, in four separate incidents in South Darfur.