Military raid on South Darfur’s Dereig camp

On Thursday, a military force composed of more than 60 vehicles stormed Dereig camp for the displaced in Nyala locality and detained a number of displaced. In Girnei village, Central Darfur, gunmen imposed fees on the vendors on Saturday. A resident of the Dereig camp reported to Radio Dabanga that army officers told them that they came to search the camp for offenders of the new security measures. She appealed via Radio Dabanga to Unamid to provide protection to the displaced. The Governor of South Darfur State on 15 July launched a number of “emergency measures”, in an attempt to combat the rampant insecurity in Nyala locality. Last Tuesday, a large military force raided El Salam camp, near the capital of Nyala, assaulted and robbed the displaced, and detained more than 75 people. Market fees In Central Darfur, militiamen in three Land Cruisers stormed the weekly market of Girnei village, Nierteti locality, on Saturday, and imposed fees on the merchants. A vendor told Radio Dabanga that the militiamen demanded SDG 5 ($0.88) from “anyone displaying goods for sale at the market”. File photo: A woman sweeps the dirt around her home in Dereig camp, South Darfur (Paul Jeffrey/ACT) Related:Military raid on South Darfur camp ‘a farce’: Sheikh (7 August 2014) Military raid on South Darfur’s El Salam camp (5 August 2014)‘Criminals flee South Darfur capital’ (5 August 2014) Strict security measures in South Darfur capital (28 July 2014)