Woman, children tied to tree at North Darfur market

Militiamen captured a woman and two of her children in Birket Seira town in North Darfur’s Saraf Umra locality on Saturday evening. A witness at the central market of Birkat Seira told Radio Dabanga that the incident occurred at about 9pm on Saturday. The woman and two of her children were on their way from El Sareif Beni Hussein to Birkat Seira on a donkey. The militiamen took them to their site at the central market of Birket Seira, and tied her and her two children aged 12 and 10, to a tree trunk. “The reasons for this action are unclear,” the witness added. “The gunmen have prevented anyone from talking to the captives.”He said that the woman and her children were still tied to the tree as he spoke to Radio Dabanga late on Sunday afternoon. File photo: Women on donkeys near El Fasher (Albert González Farran/Unamid) Related:‘Saraf Umra is one big prison’: North Darfur camp coordinator (1 May 2014) Militia pillages North Darfur town (18 April 2014) Darfur gold concession winner warned-off by Hilal (17 April 2014) ‘More protection against violence’: North Darfur’s displaced (28 March 2014)