11 persons were killed and more others wounded in various violence incidents in Sudan's western region of Darfur in the past week, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported on Thursday.
In South Darfur, a group of armed Arab militia ambushed a government police force on Sunday at Tiega, some 75 km north of Nyala, killing eight policemen and injuring eleven others, the UNMIS said in a statement.
On Monday, a group of armed Arab militia in two land cruiser pick-ups fired indiscriminately while passing through Sani Deleba, some 34 km southwest of Nyala, killing one villager and wounding two others.
On Tuesday, unknown gunmen attacked and killed a soldier of the government troops in the area of Domaya, northwestern Nyala.
The perpetrators took the soldier's assault rifle and fled, the UNMIS said, adding that investigation by the police was under way.
In West Darfur, two unknown gunmen entered the Hassa Hissa refugee camp in Zalingei on Wednesday, shot and wounded an internally-displaced person (IDP). The victim has been hospitalized and is in critical condition.
On Tuesday, a security guard of a non-governmental organization, was shot dead by a drunken soldier of the government troops while on his way home in Kulbus, 100 km north of Geneina.
Source: Xinhua
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