Militiamen, LJM troops clash in Kabkabiya, North Darfur
A clash between militiamen and troops of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) in Kabkabiya town on Saturday, led to the injury of a child. The LJM, headed by Tijani Sese, signed a peace agreement in 2011 with the Government of Sudan.A resident of El Amiriya district in Kabkabiya told Radio Dabanga that on Saturday at about 9pm a “pro-government militia force” attacked the LJM office at El Amiriya in the southern part of Kabkabiya. In the ensuing gunfight, Mohamed Abdel Aziz (3) sustained injuries.The militiamen accuse LJM troops of beating one of them and seizing his gun.The fighting sparked panic among the population of Kabkabiya. They demand the expulsion of both the militia troops and LJM forces from the town.File photoRelated: Former Darfur rebel kills two near El Fasher (9 May 2014) ‘Firm action against LJM’: dissidents criticise former Darfur rebels (4 April 2014)Sudan’s former LJM rebels sign final security arrangements (20 November 2014)
A clash between militiamen and troops of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) in Kabkabiya town on Saturday, led to the injury of a child. The LJM, headed by Tijani Sese, signed a peace agreement in 2011 with the Government of Sudan.
A resident of El Amiriya district in Kabkabiya told Radio Dabanga that on Saturday at about 9pm a “pro-government militia force” attacked the LJM office at El Amiriya in the southern part of Kabkabiya. In the ensuing gunfight, Mohamed Abdel Aziz (3) sustained injuries.
The militiamen accuse LJM troops of beating one of them and seizing his gun.
The fighting sparked panic among the population of Kabkabiya. They demand the expulsion of both the militia troops and LJM forces from the town.
File photo
Related:
Former Darfur rebel kills two near El Fasher (9 May 2014)
‘Firm action against LJM’: dissidents criticise former Darfur rebels (4 April 2014)
Sudan’s former LJM rebels sign final security arrangements (20 November 2014)
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