SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur death toll at 163, situation still unstable

26/1/2021: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur death toll at 163, situation still unstable

 Radio Dabanga report that the number of victims from the massacre in al-Geneina rose to 163 after a severely injured person died and another body was found.

 The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) committee in West Darfur voiced its rejection of ‘‘tribal speech’’ and said that the conflict in al-Geneina is “a political struggle supported by elements of the former regime who have taken advantage of tribal divisions”. The FFC called on humanitarian organisations and relevant government agencies to provide urgent humanitarian aid to all those affected by the conflict.

Brig Gen Ali Yagoub the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander responsible for security in Darfur said the RSF has secured the city, and called on protesters who are preventing access to water resources in the area to cease their activities immediately. Many are displaced and unrest, instability, and protests remain present, add Radio Dabanga.