Attack in an AMI intervention zone in Darfour

Attack in an AMI intervention zone in Darfour

On Thursday April 13th 2006, 500 Janjawids reinforced by governmental troops, attacked the locality of Kurunje in Sudan, where AMI intervenes.

The AMI team, based in Khor Abeche, occupied itself to look after the 25 persons wounded by ball. After having given first urgency care, the team organized the evacuation of the wounded.

Thus, 5 severely wounded persons were transferred by road that evening towards the Nyala hospital, and 9 others were evacuated on the next day by the United Nation helicopters.

All members of our team also evacuated the zone.

Following these events, Véronique Brossette (head of mission) was convened by the Sudanese authorities to explain the methods of the evacuation of the injured.

Thanks to the supports of ECHO and other organizations, and thanks to the arguments of the chief of mission, AMI will be able to continue its mission in Darfour. However, the return of our team in the zone of Khor Abeche remains conditioned by an improvement of the safety conditions.