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Some 120 said to be killed or wounded in attack in Sudan’s Darfur region -U.N.

Some 120 said to be killed or wounded in attack in Sudan’s Darfur region -U.N.

KHALID ABDELAZIZ MORE than 60 people were reported killed and nearly 60 others wounded during an armed attack in a village in Sudan's restive Darfur region, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The attack in Masteri village in the West Darfur state "was one of the latest of a series of security incidents reported over the last week that left several villages and houses burned, markets and shops looted, and infrastructure damaged," the U.N. body added in a statement. It did not cite the source of its information. There was no official word from…
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Gunmen kill at least 22 villagers in South Darfur

Gunmen kill at least 22 villagers in South Darfur

AT least 20 people died and 22 others were injured after gunmen from an unidentified militia attacked a village in the Sudanese state of South Darfur, witnesses and a local community leader said on Saturday. Attackers on horseback and camels opened fire on villagers in the Um Doss area, which is located around 90 kilometres (56 miles) from the state capital Nyala, said a local leader who gave his name as Nimr. "Militias attacked us and took over our land years ago... and now they want to kick us out of our homes and farms once again. Where is the…
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