UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The United Nations reports dozens were killed during a series of attacks by rebels or armed tribesmen in the war-scarred Darfur region of western Sudan.
The U.N. Advance Mission in Sudan said in Khartoum Wednesday between two and three dozen people were killed and 26 others injured when a convoy of rebels attacked the village of Al-Mallam in South Darfur state last Friday.
On the same day, at least 20 people were killed when a large group of armed tribesmen attacked the village of Seleia in West Darfur state, provoking a violent confrontation with locals. UNAMIS said the gunmen abducted two women and stole cattle.
Following a separate incident in West Darfur, local authorities were stepping up security measures after masked men attacked internally displaced people living at the Krindling 2 camp and stole some of their personal effects.
The attacks occurred as Jan Pronk, the senior U.N. envoy for Sudan, returned to Darfur for a routine two-day visit to meet local officials, humanitarian workers, African Union officials and IDPs.
