Gunmen on camels attack Tawila in central Darfur; 28 casualties

Uniformed gunmen killed four (4) people and injured 24 in Tawila in central Darfur. The victims were displaced people who had made the town their temporary home. Among the dead is a child. The gunmen were dressed in military uniforms and rode on camels. They opened fire indiscriminately at people on the way to Konji Market of Ronda Camp, in Tawila of North Darfur State. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that some of the displaced were using a car when the gunmen opened fire on them. The witnesses said that among the wounded there are ten serious injuries. The wounded were first taken to the hospital in Tawila and later transferred to El Fasher. 

Tawila is not far from the site of the Tabara Massacre of September 2010. It is the town where many residents of Tabara took shelter following the massacre. Approximately 50 to 60 people were killed at the market on the afternoon of 2 September 2010. Some of the victims were forced to lie down and shot in the head at point blank range, and others were tied behind vehicles and dragged to death, according to witness accounts.

The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has a base in Tawila. They did nothing — according to witnesses. The witnesses said they informed UNAMID with the details of the incident and asked for help to transport the wounded civilians to El Fasher.

The witnesses commented that the genocide is continuing against unarmed civilians in Darfur.