Sudanese militiamen killed, injured in El Gedaref

29/06/2014 11:46

Ten members of the paramilitary Popular Defence Forces (PDF) were killed, and 13 others wounded in El Gedaref state on Friday. Ethiopian gunmen attacked farmlands in the area of Basanda at the Sudanese-Ethiopian border on Friday morning, a farmer reported to Radio Dabanga from the area. “Ten PDF troops were killed and 13 other injured.” “The gunmen are attempting to control agricultural projects in Basanda, which are owned by the Popular Defence Forces”, the farmer explained. “This is the second attack within one month.” Map: Gedaref (OCHA)

Ten members of the paramilitary Popular Defence Forces (PDF) were killed, and 13 others wounded in El Gedaref state on Friday.

Ethiopian gunmen attacked farmlands in the area of Basanda at the Sudanese-Ethiopian border on Friday morning, a farmer reported to Radio Dabanga from the area. “Ten PDF troops were killed and 13 other injured.”

“The gunmen are attempting to control agricultural projects in Basanda, which are owned by the Popular Defence Forces”, the farmer explained. “This is the second attack within one month.”

Map: El Gedaref (OCHA)