Militiamen attack Sarafaya, North Darfur

Militiamen attacked Sarafaya and other rural areas adjacent to El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on Sunday. Saleh Abdel Rahman Omar, member of the North Darfur State parliament for El Fasher rural areas constituency, reported to Radio Dabanga the militiamen set some houses on fire, and looted the people’s belongings before fleeing towards the west. The population of Sarafaya fled in panic to the neighbouring villages. A number of them reached the area of Shagra, west of El Fasher. File photo