Militiaman kills two women in South Darfur

Jan 2, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — A militiaman killed two women near a refugee camp in South Darfur because they were grazing animal in what he qualified a reserved land, a UN news bulletin said today.

On 27 December three IDP women fron Dar Es Salam camp near Gereida (100kms south of Nyala, South Darfur) were approached by a single armed man, believed to be a militiaman, on a camel. The man questioned one of the women as to why she was grazing her animals on reserved land. He then opened fire on two of the women, killing them.

AMIS military observers later removed the bodies and are investigating the incident.

At Labadao (60 kms East of Nyala) on 28 December armed militiamen opened fire and killed two men, stealing 400 head of cattle belonging to them.

AMIS police visited the scene, verified that two people had died and handed the case over to SLA/MM police for investigation.

In spite of these isolated incidents of killing and robbery, the security situation remains generally calm duringthe period of Eid al-Adha.

(ST)