KHARTOUM, Sudan: The head of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur has expressed 'grave concern' over the shooting deaths of dozens of refugees on Aug. 25 by Sudanese forces in Darfur.
Rodolphe Adada, representative of the UNAMID force tasked with maintaining peace in the wartorn region, met Monday with Sudanese Foreign Ministry official Mutrif Siddiq to convey his concern over the incident.
Sudanese forces raided the camp to confiscate illegal weapons and clashed with residents killing 31 people, including seven children and 10 women.
For his part, Siddiq expressed the government's regret over the incident and said a government investigation is underway, according to the UNAMID statement.
Rodolphe Adada, representative of the UNAMID force tasked with maintaining peace in the wartorn region, met Monday with Sudanese Foreign Ministry official Mutrif Siddiq to convey his concern over the incident.
Sudanese forces raided the camp to confiscate illegal weapons and clashed with residents killing 31 people, including seven children and 10 women.
For his part, Siddiq expressed the government's regret over the incident and said a government investigation is underway, according to the UNAMID statement.
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