Lethal violence against Darfuri in Libya, say witnesses

Eyewitnesses fleeing from the battle in Libya said that the statements of the Sudanese FM Ali Karti regarding the participation of Darfuris as mercenaries with the Gaddafi forces had had drastic consequences for their lives, as they now stand in the middle of a massacre in which a large number of Western Sudanese, especially from Darfur, lost their lives.

One eyewitness from Darfur – who asked for his name not to be mentioned – spoke to radio Dabanga from a refugee camp in Tunisia. He stated that he was arrested along with others by the Libyan rebels, and that they were then placed in the Tajora prison in Misrata. During his arrest, he witnessed the execution of around twenty-five people from Darfur and Kordofan. The witness added that he, along with others, were forced to move the corpses to a truck and bury them. He accused the Libyan rebels of using them as human armors during airstrikes and attacks that were launched by Gaddafi’s forces.