RIYADH: Paramilitary fighters in Sudan killed at least 80 people in an attack on a village while their delegates were in Switzerland holding talks on how to end the country\u2019s 16-month civil war.
Witnesses said the Rapid Support Forces initially faced resistance from villagers in Jalgini in Sennar state. \u201cThey opened fire, torching homes and killing numerous people,\u201d one man said. \u201cOn Friday, some bodies were still strewn on the street.\u201d
Jalgini\u2019s medical centre said: \u201cWe received 55 dead and dozens of wounded at the hospital on Thursday, and 25 of them died on Friday, bringing the death toll to 80.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The war between Sudan\u2019s regular army led by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and paramilitaries led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has killed an estimated 150,000 people, displaced more than 10 million and pushed the country to the brink of famine. Both sides have been accused of war crimes, including deliberately targeting civilians and blocking humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paramilitary delegates are attending a peace conference that began this week in Switzerland co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and the US. The Sudanese army and government have refused to take part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
US envoy Tom Perriello said the talks were having some success, simply by drawing international focus on Sudan at a time \u201cwhen the world was turning its attention away.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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