Militiamen kill sheikh of Kabkabiya camp in North Darfur

The Sheikh of the Hai El Mawashi camp for the displaced in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, was killed by militiamen.   Speaking to Radio Dabanga, listeners reported that on Thursday, 31 October, “government-backed militiamen on camels and horses” attacked a group of displaced people tending their farms in the area of Tabarna, 18km west of Kabkabiya, killing Sheikh Habib abdallah Ismail and another displaced person, Ali Haroun, on the spot. Others were injured. The militiamen robbed the farmers of their possessions including their agricultural tools. Near Sabra village, on the road between Kabkabiya and El Sireif Beni Hussein two people were shot dead on Thursday by gunmen. The victims were driving a vehicle rented in Kabkabiya to transport watermelons from the outskirts of El Sereif. In Central Darfur, in the area of Amar, 6km southwest of Garsila, gunmen killed Ismail Hassan on Thursday evening.A relative of the deceased told Radio Dabanga that “government-backed militiamen” opened fire on a group of people on their way to Amar. Hassan, a carpenter, was hit and died instantly. The others were beaten, lashed and robbed.   File photo