{"id":20028715,"date":"2023-02-07T12:03:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20028715"},"modified":"2023-02-07T12:08:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:08:17","slug":"robberies-in-west-and-north-darfur-mark-deteriorating-security-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/robberies-in-west-and-north-darfur-mark-deteriorating-security-situation","title":{"rendered":"Robberies in West and North Darfur mark deteriorating security situation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EL GENEINA \/ SARAF OMRA – February 7, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both West and North Darfur witnessed several robberies and other violent incidents in the past days<\/strong> that resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries and sparked complaints about the deteriorating security situation in both regions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man was killed and three others were injured in an armed robbery on a road near El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, yesterday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dawelbeit El Degeir, member of the Sirba Youth Association, told Radio Dabanga that a group of passengers on their way from El Geneina to Kulbus in a commercial Land Cruiser were subjected to an armed robbery and gunfire in Bourta area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another person was injured when armed robbers intercepted a passenger vehicle in Tendelti yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those passengers were on their way to El Geneina when they were shot and robbed of all their belongings, El Degeir explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that the security situation in West Darfur is rapidly deteriorating. \u201cAlmost every day we hear reports about armed robberies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Almost every day we hear reports about armed robberies’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He said that the government of West Darfur announced the deployment of a security force of about 30 vehicles in the area to maintain security. The government will also send a force to the border between Sudan and Chad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe heard that there are forces that will be deployed, but we do not know where they are because armed robberies<\/a> and other crimes are still continuing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Darfur robberies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Saraf Omra in North Darfur, a second-hand telephone dealer sustained a bullet wound when he was attacked on the road by two gunmen on a motorcycle yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHashem Osman was returning from his workplace at the Mawaseer Market, when they shot him in the back from behind, took his bag and fled,\u201d a listener told Radio Dabanga. \u201cThis happened in the centre of the town.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told Radio Dabanga that security breaches<\/a> are constantly repeated, due to the spread of weapons and gunmen on camels or motorcycles wreaking havoc<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The source also told Radio Dabanga about another violent incident. The house of Hasan Adam Ishag was heavily shot at on Wednesday evening and his horse was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that they found a note left by the attackers outside the house warning him not to interfere in the matter of a dispute between native administration leaders between members of the Beni Hussein clan, an Arab nomadic herding tribe, especially since he does not belong to the clan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Sunday, three vehicles were subjected to armed robbery while they were returning from the weekly El Sereif market to Saraf Omra. One person was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘There is a noticeable security deterioration these days’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a noticeable security deterioration these days, and the reasons are due to the proliferation of heavy weapons and other arms in the hands of criminals,\u201d the source noted.<\/p>\n