Darfur ICC suspect ‘badly injured’ in assassination attempt: official
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July 7, 2013, (KHARTOUM) - The commercial shops at the grand market in
Nyala, capital of South Darfur state, were shut down following news of
an assassination attempt that targeted the notorious Janjaweed militia
leader Ali Kushayb who is wanted by the International Criminal Court
(ICC) for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and war crimes
in Sudan’s western region of Darfur.
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Darfur militia commander Ali Kushayb
The governor of South Darfur state, Adam Mahmoud Jar al-Nabi, told the
pro-government Ashorooq TV that an unknown person opened fire on
Kushayb whom he identified as an "assistant at the Central Reserves
Police" and one of his companions in Nyala yesterday.
He added that Kushayb was severely injured in his hands and receiving
treatment at Nyala hospital.
The governor further pointed that the perpetrator was arrested by the
police and remains in their custody and described the shooting as an
isolated incident, saying that it might be motivated by personal
reasons.
An eyewitness told Sudan Tribune said that Kushayb was inside a car
repair shop along with his bodyguard who was killed in the shooting
adding that people and merchants fled the market to their homes in
fear of retaliation by the Janjaweed militia.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported last month that Kushayb had
recently led or participated in attacks which resulted in the killing
of civilians in areas in central Darfur.
Sources asserted that today’s incident is an extension of events last
week when the local government of South Darfur imposed a curfew in
Nyala that starts from 7:30 pm to 7:00 am after deadly clashes erupted
between members of security apparatus and a tribal militia which led
to the death of five people.
The militia, which formed part of the Janjaweed, attacked the local
headquarters of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS)
and buildings around it.
In a separate incident, a nineteen years old student was shot in the
head and killed while 5 others were injured when National Services
conscripts opened fire on students who were applying for university
admission at the national service headquarters in Nyala.
An eyewitness said that a group of students who were lining in the
application queue protested against favoritism when a student
accompanied by an army officer completed his application process
without following the queue.
Conscripts who were guarding the National Services headquarters fired
live ammunition to silence the protesting students.
A senior official at the National Services in Nyala, who preferred to
stay anonymous, said that bullets were mistakenly fired and the
killing was unintentional.
In a separate context, the United Nations has said that lack of
security and stability in Nyala threatens to disrupt the flow of the
much needed humanitarian assistance, destabilize reconciliation
efforts and derail progress towards greater economic and social
development.
In a statement issued in Khartoum yesterday, the UN Resident and
Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ali Al-Za’tari, expressed the
sadness of the UN and its partners in Sudan over the killing in Nyala,
South Darfur, of two Sudanese staff members from the humanitarian
non-governmental organization, World Vision International.
According to the statement, a third World Vision staff member was also
critically injured during the fighting between Government forces and
an armed group.
“I urge the Sudanese Government to launch an investigation and bring
the perpetrators of this crime to justice”, said Al- Za’tari.
South Darfur state has witnessed a near total security breakdown in
recent months with recurrent incidents of looting, banditry and murder
including from pro-government militias.
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