Sudan: escalated violence in West Darfur raising alarms
Over 200 have died as clashes between farmers and militias unfold.
In Sudan there is a worrying rise in violence in West Darfur, in Krinik and Krinding as well as the city of al-Geneina.
At least two hundred people are reported to have been killed in clashes between the Masalit community - largely settled farmers - and semi-nomadic Arab groups in the last few days.
The Masalit accuse a government-backed largely Arab militia, the Rapid Support Forces, of carrying out many of the attacks against them. The civil war in Darfur was once described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and although clashes between rebels and the government have decreased in recent years, there has been a rise in instability since an international peacekeeping mission ended.
Among the people raising the alarm about the current situation is Volker Perthes, the UN Special representative in Sudan.
(Picture: Sudanese security forces ensure security during a rally upon the arrival of Sudanese president for a visit in al-Geneina, the capital of the West Darfur state, on April 2, 2016. Credit: ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images)
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