Abbala shoot herders, steal livestock in North Darfur

On Tuesday, a young herder was killed, and two others injured in a raid by Abbala tribesmen in El Sareif Beni Hussein locality, North Darfur. Large numbers of livestock were stolen. “A group of Abbala in three Land Cruisers on Tuesday raided the area east of Midesees. They fired at the young herders in the area, killing Ibrahim Jedo on the spot. Yagoub El Dom and Elnina Mohamed Ahmed were critically injured,” a livestock owner from the area told Radio Dabanga. “They were transferred to the hospital of El Sareif.” “The attackers seized 200 cows, 400 sheep, and 100 goats, and fled.” File photo: A young cattle herder in El Sareif Beni Hussein (Albert González Farran/Unamid) Related:Sudan’s parliament summons ministers over Abbala siege in North Darfur (14 July 2014)Five North Darfur women held hostage for ‘stolen cattle’ (7 July 2014) Abbala militias abduct North Darfur travelers (30 May 2014)  ‘Situation in El Sareif Beni Hussein deteriorating’: North Darfur youth (8 May 2014)  Abbala herders release livestock by force on North Darfur farmlands; thousands displaced (23 April 2014)

On Tuesday, a young herder was killed, and two others injured in a raid by Abbala tribesmen in El Sareif Beni Hussein locality, North Darfur. Large numbers of livestock were stolen.

“A group of Abbala in three Land Cruisers on Tuesday raided the area east of Midesees. They fired at the young herders in the area, killing Ibrahim Jedo on the spot. Yagoub El Dom and Elnina Mohamed Ahmed were critically injured,” a livestock owner from the area told Radio Dabanga. “They were transferred to the hospital of El Sareif.”

“The attackers seized 200 cows, 400 sheep, and 100 goats, and fled.”

File photo: A young cattle herder in El Sareif Beni Hussein (Albert González Farran/Unamid)

Related:

Sudan’s parliament summons ministers over Abbala siege in North Darfur (14 July 2014)

Five North Darfur women held hostage for ‘stolen cattle’ (7 July 2014)

Abbala militias abduct North Darfur travelers (30 May 2014) 

‘Situation in El Sareif Beni Hussein deteriorating’: North Darfur youth (8 May 2014) 

Abbala herders release livestock by force on North Darfur farmlands; thousands displaced (23 April 2014)