New photographs smuggled out of Darfur show uniformed Sudanese security forces brazenly assaulting Darfuris living in El Salam camp for the internally displaced. The camp, on the outskirts of Nyala in South Darfur, is host to tens of thousands who fled their homes due to violence. The recent assault was carried out last week under the pretense of a disarmament campaign. However, Abu Sharati, spokesman for the camp residents' association argues "the main objective of this attack is terrorising the camp population and dismantling the camp." Camps like El Salam serve as a vivid counterpoint to the Sudanese government's ongoing efforts to convince the international community that people are returning home to "model villages" and that things are returning back to normal in Darfur.
The photographs, which were taken on August 5, are available on Eric Reeves' website and show armed men in camouflage uniforms brandishing weapons and storming the camp. Other images, published by Radio Dabanga, catch government forces in the act of forcing camp residents to lay on the ground in submission. In an environment where international reporters are completely forbidden from operating, these photographs offer ...
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