‘Janjaweed’ steal cattle, injure, kidnap people in West and North Darfur

Two people were abducted by Janjaweed in West Darfur on Thursday. On the same day militiamen injured a herder and stole his cattle in North Darfur. “On Thursday Janjaweed on camels and horses were chasing thieves who stole a camel and goods from them,” a listener from Araw village, south of Murnei, told Radio Dabanga. “When they came to the area of Araw, where the thieves came from, they could not find the stolen goods or the camel. Thereupon they seized Bakhit Yahya Sharif and Musa Abu Leyla and took them to an unknown destination.” The gunmen demanded a ransom for the release of the two men, the witness added. “The head of the Araw village has already entered into negotiations with them.” Cattle stolen In the area of Mukshasha, Saraf Umra locality in North Darfur, Haroun Ahmed Aboud was injured by militiamen on Thursday. Aboud, who spoke to Radio Dabanga himself, said that “nine pro-government Janjaweed on camels and horses” opened fire on him on Thursday evening when he was herding cattle in the area of Mukshasha, near Saraf Umra town. They stole 79 cows and fled with them in the direction of Jebel Moon. Aboud added that a rescue team was formed to track down the thieves, but it did not return until Friday afternoon. File photo: Janjaweed militiamen (Meet the Janjaweed/Andrew Carter, 2008)