Another girl raped in Darfur as herders intimidate displaced and farmers
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Gunmen raped a girl, aged 13, from Murnei camp for the displaced in in Kereinik locality, West Darfur, on Friday. The girl was bringing cattle to a nearby well. Other rape incidents by herdsmen have been recorded In El Gedaref.
A listener told Radio Dabanga that the incident occurred south of the camp, a kilometre away, while the victim was on her way to the nearby well with her family’s livestock.
A report was filed at the Murnei police station, and one of the perpetrators has been arrested in the town.
Last month, three girls aged between 6 and 9 were raped by four armed herdsmen north of Bindisi in Central Darfur.
Harassment of farmers and displaced people by herders is commonplace in Darfur. During the war, a genocide took place against indigenous farmers by militant Arab herders supported by the regime of ousted dictator Omar Al Bashir. As Janjaweed militias, they killed many African farmers. In recent years, attacks by herdsmen against Darfur’s farmers and non-Arab herding groups have continued, resulting in many deaths.
