Shepherds in Tawila, Darfur assault elderly farmer

A woman farmer over 70 years old was injured when she was assaulted by pastoralists on her farm in Tawila on Sunday. A leader of displaced people in the area told Radio Dabanga from Tawila that the assailants were armed and have been driving their livestock onto farms. He noted that citizens in the region cannot stop the shepherds and he described UNAMID peacekeepers as ineffective. He said the peacekeepers do not act until after the problem over, and then only just to write reports and submit them to their headquarters in El Fasher. The refugee leader called for granting UNAMID a mandate to hunt and prosecute criminals.