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Seven killed in attacks on camps in Sudan, Darfur
Seven people were killed and twenty others injured in clashes at a refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan, giving proof of increasing violence at camps for displaced people in the area.
Over seven years of persistent fighting in the fragile region has driven over 2 million people out of their home, forcing the to seek shelter in dilapidated tents which depend on food and supplies from aid agencies.
Darfur’s peacekeeping force, comprised of a United Nations and African Union (UNAMID) said armed men started shooting at the Hamidiya camp, close to the town of Zalingei in West Darfur.
A number of the Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps have come under attack for being highly politicised; where some camp leaders stockpile weapons and safeguard fighters for rebel groups who took up arms against the government in 2003.
UNAMID spokesman Chris Cycmanick said "Seven people were killed in the IDP camp and at least 20 were injured. We don't know who was behind it," said
There have also been reports of growing tension in Kalma camp, outside the capital of South Darfur State Nyala, which is home to up to 82,000 people
