April 7, 2008 (PARIS) — Khartoum backed Janjaweed militia have killed 14 civilians today in attacks and looting in three towns in North Darfur, a rebel military spokesperson said today.

Pro-government janjaweed militiamen on top of a heavily armed pickup patrol the main road out of the Kirinding-2 refugee camp at the outskirts of Al-Geneina, April 24, 2007

Abdel-Rahman Adam Nimer, the military spokesperson of the Sudan Liberation Army led by Abdelwahid al-Nur told Sudan Tribune by satellite telephone that the Janjaweed militia for the second day continued their attacks in the North Darfur State killing 14 civilians.

"The Janjaweed killed 4 persons in El-Fasher and wounded other 15, in Tawila they killed 4 and wounded 7 civilians and in Kabkabiya they killed 6 civilians and wounded other 16." Nimer said.

He further added that the assailants burnt the market of Kabkabiya, also known as Janjaweed capital in Darfur.

The rebel spokesperson said that the militia looted the markets and killed the population in total impunity

Yesterday the Governor of North Darfur State, Osman Mohamed Yusuf Kibir, said the attack on the market of El-fasher was isolated act; pointing out that the Military Area Command and the leadership of the Border Guard forces have been able to contain the situation completely within two hours.

He further said that the necessary administrative measures have been taken against individuals who opened fire randomly at citizens in El-Fasher market.

Nontheles, Nimer further stressed that they cannot remain indifferent to "these barbaric attacks."

"We want to say that if the Janjaweed do not halt the murderous rampage, we would intervene to protect the population and no one can blame us for that." He said.

Yesterday the SLM leader Abdel-Wahdi al-Nur appealed the international community to condemn Sunday attack against El-Fasher market and to pressurize Sudanese government to disarm the militias in Darfur.

The Janjaweed who are organised by the government in para-military troops used to stage such attack to protest against delay or incomplete disbursement of salaries.

However it is the first time that the militias extend their protest-attacks out side the capital of North Darfur to Kabkabiya and Tawila. On October 10, 2006 the pro-Sudanese government militia attacked El-Fasher market followed by another attack against El-Fasher’s cattle market on December 4, 2006.

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