Fresh clashes in Darfur kill dozens of civilians

More than 50 people have been killed and many more have been injured in clashes in Darfur amid rising tensions in the troubled region of western Sudan, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force reports. At least 50 died in the remote North Darfur village of Tabarat on Thursday after an unidentified armed group attacked a marketplace that afternoon, according to information relayed to the mission, known as UNAMID. In a separate incident in West Darfur state, six residents of the Hamadiya camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the town of Zalingei died early on Saturday during a protracted firefight in the camp overnight. Another 20 IDPs were injured. UNAMID dispatched a military team to assess the situation and three medical personnel have been treating the wounded. The mission has also reinforced its presence in the area.