Demonstrations against insecurity and ‘regime’ in Central Darfur

Three unidentified gunmen reportedly seriously injured two residents of the Jeddah camp for the displaced in Garsila, Central Darfur, on Thursday night. One of the camp sheikhs reported to Radio Dabanga that three gunmen went to the house of Yasir Mohamed Suleiman at the Jeddah camp at about 11pm.They called him by his nam and when he appeared at the door they shot him in the legs. While fleeing they also fired on Mubarak Abdelmawla Sharafeldin. Two of the perpetrators were captured and the third managed to escape, it was reported.  The sheikh added that on Friday morning residents of the Garsila camps for the displaced staged mass demonstrations, denouncing the attack on Suleiman and Sharafeldin and the deterioration of the security situation.The protests were directed against “the excesses and abuses by government forces and its militias.” People chanted slogans like “The people want to topple the regime”, “You are starving us, you dancer”, “We went to the streets, against the people who torched our country”, and “You, murderer, will not never find rest.” File photo (protests in Khartoum) Related:Central Darfur rallies proceed as Zalingei ‘turns into barracks’ (11 October 2013) Demonstrations against price hikes in seven Central Darfur camps(8 October 2013)Thousands protest in South Darfur after killing of four civilians in ‘militia attack’ (24 June 2013)