Death toll in ongoing fighting in Sudan's Darfur region climbs to at least 213, with the UN human rights chief saying she was 'appalled' at the spike in violence
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet demands"impartial and independent" investigations into the attacks in the volatile African region.
Members of the Massalit community and Arab fighters have clashed since Friday in and around the West Darfur state capital El Geneina, the latest ethnic violence in the vast, arid and impoverished region long awash with guns. West Darfur governor Khamees Abkar called the attacks a "massive crime", noting that 201 people were killed and 103 wounded on Sunday alone.
The UN Security Council in New York held an urgent closed-door meeting about the crisis on Wednesday.
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