100,000 Flee Darfur Because Of Fighting Over A Gold Mine

Darfur Gold Battle: Tens Of Thousands Of Sudanese Flee -- BBC

Some 100,000 people have fled fighting over a gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region, the UN has said.

It said many were living in the open in appalling conditions, while others had fled to a nearby town where offices and schools had shut to accommodate them.

It has sent 600 tonnes of food aid and blankets to the town of al-Sireaf.

More than a million people have been living in camps for the displaced in Darfur, after almost a decade of fighting.

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More News On Darfur's Latest Crisis

Up to 100,000 people flee fighting in Darfur: U.N. -- Reuters
Thousands flee Darfur battle over gold -- UPI
Crisis In Darfur: Sudanese Military Reportedly Involved In Attacks On Civilians -- IBTimes
Sudan’s border force linked to Darfur gold mine attacks: Amnesty -- Sudan Tribune
Darfur: Government forces involved in gold mine attacks -- Amnesty International

Up to 100,000 people flee fighting in Darfur: U.N. -- Reuters
Thousands flee Darfur battle over gold -- UPI
Crisis In Darfur: Sudanese Military Reportedly Involved In Attacks On Civilians -- IBTimes
Sudan’s border force linked to Darfur gold mine attacks: Amnesty -- Sudan Tribune
Darfur: Government forces involved in gold mine attacks -- Amnesty International
'Appalling' conditions for Darfur displaced: UN -- AFP
U.N.: 'Appalling' Conditions for Darfur Displaced -- Naharnet
Up to 100,000 people flee fighting in Darfur-UN -- New Vision

My Comment: Blood diamonds was bad enough .... now we have 'blood gold'.

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