83 dead after militia attack in West Darfur
SOME 83 people have died and 160 people are injured after militia attacks on the West Darfur city of El Geneina in Sudan, a local doctors' union has disclosed. Violence has increased in Darfur in recent months, and two weeks after U.N. peacekeepers stopped patrolling the region ahead of a full withdrawal. After the attacks on Saturday and Sunday, Sudan's defence minister said military reinforcements were being sent to the city. The country's sovereign council said in a statement that members of the armed forces were among the victims. The attacks followed a fight, reported by both local organizations and…