Armed group attack Abu Zereiga market

A group of armed men attacked citizens and traders in Abu Zereiga, Dar el Salaam region in North Darfur yesterday. Many shops of local traders and homes of citizens were looted and plundered, undisclosed sources told Radio Dabanga. Traders from Abu Zereiga told Radio Dabanga that armed groups approached the town with more than ten vehicles. The vehicles were accompanying a trade convoy on its way to Nyala. Abu Zereiga’s market was plundered after the convoy passed yesterday night, as some of the armed groups left the convoy. The armed groups shot in the air after which they assaulted the merchants, driving them out of their shops and seizing the opportunity to loot what was inside, money and goods, and fled.

A group of armed men attacked citizens and traders in Abu Zereiga, Dar el Salaam region in North Darfur yesterday. Many shops of local traders and homes of citizens were looted and plundered, undisclosed sources told Radio Dabanga.

Traders from Abu Zereiga told Radio Dabanga that armed groups approached the town with more than ten vehicles. The vehicles were accompanying a trade convoy on its way to Nyala. Abu Zereiga’s market was plundered after the convoy passed yesterday night, as some of the armed groups left the convoy.

The armed groups shot in the air after which they assaulted the merchants, driving them out of their shops and seizing the opportunity to loot what was inside, money and goods, and fled.