Sudan conflict: 87 people found in Darfur mass grave, UN says

The bodies of astatine slightest 87 radical allegedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) successful Sudan person been recovered successful a wide grave, according to the UN.

The organisation said Masalit radical were among those buried successful a shallow sedate conscionable extracurricular El-Geneina.

Fierce warring betwixt the RSF and Sudan's equipped forces has been continuing since April.

But the RSF and their allied militias person denied immoderate engagement successful the caller warring successful West Darfur.

Thousands person died and millions person been forced from their homes arsenic a effect of warring betwixt Sudan's regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, led by al-Burhan's erstwhile deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

The UN said astatine slightest 37 bodies were buried successful the West Darfur portion connected 20 June, and different 50 astatine the aforesaid tract the adjacent day. Among those buried were women and children.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said helium was "appalled by the callous and disrespectful mode the dead, on with their families and communities, were treated".

He called for an probe into their deaths and said the RSF was obliged to dainty the dormant "with dignity".

Earlier this week, the RSF rejected allegations from Human Rights Watch that they had killed 28 members of the Masalit assemblage and injured dozens of civilians earlier destroying the municipality of Misterei successful May.

The Masalit radical erstwhile lived nether a sultanate successful West Darfur, astir of which was incorporated into Sudan much than 100 years ago.

They are predominately Muslims and person accused successive Sudanese governments of promoting "Arabism" - overlooking them for basal services specified arsenic acquisition and health.

There are concerns that attacks by the RSF and Arab militias against the Masalit assemblage could effect successful a repetition of the 2003 Darfur killings, erstwhile 300,000 radical were killed by the Janjaweed militias, who aboriginal grew into the RSF.

The UN has already received reports of Arab militia targeting Masalit men and said the struggle has taken connected an "ethnic dimension".