Abu Tira captures camels of armed herders in North Darfur
Sudanese army troops and Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) put 200 camels in the ring fence in Tawila, North Darfur on 5 December. Their owners, armed herdsmen, have tried to take their camels by force but were prevented. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a source said that a group of farmers filed a complaint with the security forces in Tawila about armed herders forcing them to let their camels graze on the farmlands in the evening of 4 December. The grazing has destroyed large parts of farmlands. The hersmen beat the farmers when they protested. The morning after, Sudanese army and Abu Tira troops went to the farmlands and captured about 200 camels and brought them to the ring fence, which is created for lost livestock, in Tawila. The source added that that the herdsmen have tried to take their camels by force from the ring fence, but the security forces prevented them and fired shots in the air, which forced them to retreat. The losses of the farmers are estimated at SDG one billion and a half ($261 million). The farmers demanded from the authorities to not release the camels, unless the camel owners pay the losses. On 5 December, armed camel herders killed a farmer south of Mukjar in Central Darfur. He had found camels on his farmland and led them to the ring fence created for lost livestock, but was killed by the owners as they arrived at the fence. File photo: El Taweisha (Hamid Abdulsalam, Unamid)Related:30% of crops destroyed by livestock in Mukjar, Central Darfur (5 December 2013)Darfur farmers threatened by armed herdsmen grazing livestock (2 December 2013)Armed herdsmen attack village, release livestock on Central Darfur farmlands (2 December 2013)
Sudanese army troops and Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) put 200 camels in the ring fence in Tawila, North Darfur on 5 December. Their owners, armed herdsmen, have tried to take their camels by force but were prevented.
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a source said that a group of farmers filed a complaint with the security forces in Tawila about armed herders forcing them to let their camels graze on the farmlands in the evening of 4 December. The grazing has destroyed large parts of farmlands. The hersmen beat the farmers when they protested.
The morning after, Sudanese army and Abu Tira troops went to the farmlands and captured about 200 camels and brought them to the ring fence, which is created for lost livestock, in Tawila.
The source added that that the herdsmen have tried to take their camels by force from the ring fence, but the security forces prevented them and fired shots in the air, which forced them to retreat.
The losses of the farmers are estimated at SDG one billion and a half ($261 million). The farmers demanded from the authorities to not release the camels, unless the camel owners pay the losses.
On 5 December, armed camel herders killed a farmer south of Mukjar in Central Darfur. He had found camels on his farmland and led them to the ring fence created for lost livestock, but was killed by the owners as they arrived at the fence.
File photo: El Taweisha (Hamid Abdulsalam, Unamid)
Related:
30% of crops destroyed by livestock in Mukjar, Central Darfur (5 December 2013)
Darfur farmers threatened by armed herdsmen grazing livestock (2 December 2013)
Armed herdsmen attack village, release livestock on Central Darfur farmlands (2 December 2013)
Sudanese army troops and Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) put 200 camels in the ring fence in Tawila, North Darfur on 5 December. Their owners, armed herdsmen, have tried to take their camels by force but were prevented.
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a source said that a group of farmers filed a complaint with the security forces in Tawila about armed herders forcing them to let their camels graze on the farmlands in the evening of 4 December. The grazing has destroyed large parts of farmlands. The hersmen beat the farmers when they protested.
The morning after, Sudanese army and Abu Tira troops went to the farmlands and captured about 200 camels and brought them to the ring fence, which is created for lost livestock, in Tawila.
The source added that that the herdsmen have tried to take their camels by force from the ring fence, but the security forces prevented them and fired shots in the air, which forced them to retreat.
The losses of the farmers are estimated at SDG one billion and a half ($261 million). The farmers demanded from the authorities to not release the camels, unless the camel owners pay the losses.
On 5 December, armed camel herders killed a farmer south of Mukjar in Central Darfur. He had found camels on his farmland and led them to the ring fence created for lost livestock, but was killed by the owners as they arrived at the fence.
File photo: El Taweisha (Hamid Abdulsalam, Unamid)
Related:
30% of crops destroyed by livestock in Mukjar, Central Darfur (5 December 2013)
Darfur farmers threatened by armed herdsmen grazing livestock (2 December 2013)
Armed herdsmen attack village, release livestock on Central Darfur farmlands (2 December 2013)
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