Militia terrorises El Salam camp in South Darfur

The residents of El Salam camp for the displaced south of Nyala in South Darfur are being terrorised by militiamen for a week.

“For seven days now, a group of militiamen enter the camp each day from 8 am until 6 pm, and terrorise the people with their firing into the air,” Sheikh Mahjoub Adam Tabaldiya told Radio Dabanga from the camp.

“On Friday evening, they seized camp resident Anwar Tarboush and beat him severely,” he added. “The people were terrified.”

The camp sheikh appealed to “the South Darfur government, Unamid, and all those responsible, to stop the Abbala militias’ access to El Salam camp, or allow them to enter without weapons”.

With more than 80,000 residents, El Salam camp can be considered one of the largest camps in Darfur. Murnei camp in West Darfur, Zamzam camp in North Darfur, and Kalma camp in South Darfur are the largest camps, hosting approximately 125,000, 150,000, and 160,000 displaced respectively.