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| UN mission sent to south Darfur after deadly clashes |
| 2008-12-05 |
| (AKI)- United Nations-African Union peacekeepers in Sudan's conflict-wracked Darfur region have dispatched a mission to the southern Hissa Hissa camp after a deadly brawl broke out there between refugees and Arab Janjaweed militiamen. One of the militiamen was severely beaten and later died as a result of the clash, and a refugee was injured. A second militiaman was arrested and taken into custody by Sudanese police, the UN said. UNAMID reported that at least 10 armed men started shooting at a water pump near Hissa Hissa on Tuesday, and later torched the pump and five generators supplying energy to the camp. Tensions at Hissa Hissa between refugees and militiamen remain high, and the UNAMID team is continuing to monitor the situation, said the UN. At least 300,000 people have been killed and 2.7 million others displaced from their homes in fighting across Darfur over the past five years between rebels, Government forces and allied militiamen known as the Janjaweed. The militiamen are accused of widespread human rights abuses in their attacks against civilians. The UN-AU joint mission has been in place since the start of this year to try to quell the violence and give humanitarian assistance. |
| Posted by:Fred |