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Sudan conflict: West Darfur governor killed after genocide claim
A governor from Sudan's Darfur region has been killed hours after accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide.
In a TV interview, Khamis Abakar had asked for international intervention to stop violence in West Darfur he blamed on the RSF and its Arab militia allies.
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The army said the RSF abducted Abakar and executed him, which it denies.
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Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a group of armed men, some wearing RSF uniforms, detaining the governor of West Darfur state on Wednesday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65914569
In a TV interview, Khamis Abakar had asked for international intervention to stop violence in West Darfur he blamed on the RSF and its Arab militia allies.
...
The army said the RSF abducted Abakar and executed him, which it denies.
...
Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a group of armed men, some wearing RSF uniforms, detaining the governor of West Darfur state on Wednesday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65914569
