El-geneina,May 17 (Darfur24) On April 19, residents stormed premises of West NJ Darfur police in El-Geneina and seized huge number of heavy and light weapons without facing any resistance from the very officers tasked with the protection of the police headquarters.
The incident occurred four days after the break out of war between the Sudanese army SAF and the Rapid Support Forces RSF.
Gunmen took advantage of the dangerous situation in the city of El-geneina and raided residence of the head of police financial department, brigadier Abdulbagi Alhasan and killed him..
The incident which rejected by various segment of the society changed method and nature of the tribal conflict in West Darfur state.
Things got worse in El-Geneina amid two wars, one between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces and the other one, between Arab tribes and Masalits.
Unofficial statistics show that 280 people have been killed, hundred injured and thousands fled to neighboring Chad since the out break of the latest fighting..
The general intelligence premises which is adjutant to West Darfur government secretariat and West Darfur governor’s residence were not exempted from the damage..
Seizure of police and the general intelligence weapons by by affiliates of one party to the tribal conflict in West has exacerbated the situation on the ground، giving the tribal conflict another dimension as the security situation in the city of El-geneina almost collapse…..
The Rapid Support Forces RSF have deployed their troops around their premises in Aljamarik residential area , West of the city of El-geneina, amid division between West Darfur governor and his deputy..
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