El Fasher — A curfew came into effect in the North Darfur capital of El Fasher yesterday at 18:00 and continued until 05:00 today, in accordance with a decision of the North Darfur Security Committee after widespread looting of a warehouse of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), that followed the looting of the former African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) logistical base north of El Fasher last weekend. He explained that the general feeling of the citizen in El Fasher is that this series can be transmitted to the markets and banks at any moment. He said that the chaos in El Fasher now is due to the large number of armed militias and the multiplicity of undisciplined forces. Well-informed sources in El Fasher assert that the real looting of the headquarters of UNAMID took place in an organised and orderly manner three months ago by official authorities. Fadul said she expects the armed groups to attack markets and banks in El Fasher in the coming days.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 31, 2021 07:11 UTC