SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur: At least 60 dead in Misterei massacre

27/7/2020: Radio Dabanga - West Darfur: At least 60 dead in Misterei massacre

 Radio Dabanga report that at least 60 were killed, and 60 were wounded, in an attack by armed men in Misterei in West Darfur.

 Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were reportedly among the attackers, who arrived in vehicles, on motorcycles, and on horses.

 The West Darfur Doctors’ Committee said that they hold the state’s Security Committee responsible for the massacre, which lasted nine hours in total.

 Witnesses of the attack criticised West Darfur authorities for moving slowly, particularly as the Masterei sit-in was attacked ten days earlier.

 In response to increased violence in Darfur, Prime Minister Hamdok announced that a joint force of army soldiers, RSF paramilitaries, and security officers will be deployed in Darfur.