Arab Militias Kill More Massaleit Peasants in Western Sudan (6/10/2002)

Arab militias murdered 12 Massaleit peasants in three villages in the south of Geneina town on 11 June 2002. In the village of Daltang, 6 persons died. The names of the deceased are:

Anda

Abubker Ishag abdalla

Shikha Abu Salim Omer (from Gokar village)

Khalid Ismail Abdulgadar Omer (from Morli village)

Galal Ismail Abdulgabar Omer (from Morli village)

Ishag (from Hashaba village)

The remaining deaths occurred in the villages of Bredya and Gokar, though the names of the victims are not known yet.

Moreover, the attacks left eight persons injured-two seriously. In addition, the militias ruthlessly gang-raped 2 girls.

The Arab militias receive their guns, training and other forms of support from the Sudanese government. In effect, they operate with the regime's full knowledge and approval. It is only this very government that can bring an end to the militia's pattern of brutality. The international community should press the Sudanese government to put an immediate stop to the massacres in western Sudan.