Today, Sunday, an Al-Arabiya correspondent reported that more than 20 people were killed and dozens were injured during armed clashes between the Misseriya and Maalia tribes in the Sudanese state of West Kordofan, Darfur.
War exacerbates the crisis
Regarding the aftermath of clashes between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces, Musa Daoud Yahya, Director of Information for the Darfur Regional Government, warned of what he described as a medical disaster in the city of El Geneina, with hospitals and medical services closed due to the fighting, that took place in the quarters of the city during the last two days.
In exclusive statements to the Arab World News Agency, Yahya said that the situation in Darfur is not much different from the situation in the rest of Sudan, but the current war has increased the suffering of people in the region as a result of wars. it has been observed over the past two decades.
No help to the region.
He also explained that the regions of the region were hit hard at the beginning of the conflict as a result of raids and clashes that took place in the markets and institutions of the region, noting that in recent days there had been no arrivals of any international aid to the region.
He said that the displaced people and residents of the region have great needs due to the presence of dozens of camps for displaced people, who are already suffering from severe shortages of food and medicine.
He also called on the central government, local and international organizations to provide urgent assistance to the region, saying that the situation is getting worse every day.
Warnings don’t stop
He called for the legalization of the carrying of weapons in the region due to their wide distribution among the population, stressing that it is impossible to distinguish between civilians and the military, which has become a serious security issue for the local government and citizens.
Remarkably, the vast region of Darfur in western Sudan, inhabited by several Arab and African tribes and famous for agriculture, and its area is approximately the size of France, is replete with painful memories of years of debilitating civil war. , leaving thousands dead, in addition to the inter-tribal massacres two decades ago.
About 300 thousand people died
The conflict erupted in 2003 when a group of rebels opposed government forces backed by the Janjaweed militia, which was famous for horseback riding at the time, and the violence resulted in the deaths of some 300,000 people and millions of displaced people.
Despite numerous peace agreements, tensions have lingered ever since, like smoldering embers under ashes, waiting for a spark to awaken them. The violence escalated intermittently over the past two years before it calmed down, only to flare up again.
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