UN: Dozens dead in Sudan clashes

[maddezmom]

Source: Al Jazeera

More than 40 killed in Darfur region by violence blamed on rebel groups and government-backed militia at refugee camps.
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2010 01:48 GMT
¬snip¬

Violent clashes in Sudan's Darfur region have left more than 40 people dead this week, according to international peacekeepers.

The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) said clashes between different armed groups left six people dead and another 33 people injured on Saturday.

Citing witnesses at refugee camps where the fighting took place, it said violence elsewhere in the area left nearly 40 people dead earlier in the week.

The clashes come less than two weeks after the UN Security Council called for the demilitarisation of refugee camps in Darfur, which serve as a temporary home to hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

Chris Cycmanick, a spokesman for the UNAMID mission, said the latest clashes occurred in the Hamidia refugee camp in West Darfur on Friday night and continued intermittently until morning.



Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/09/20109423526990216.html