Over the next few days, armed gangs may have murdered up to 300 blacks in the city's vicinity.

As heavily armed gangs fought over turf, murder rates shot up.

Officials say "armed gangs and terrorists" have killed at least 2,000 personnel from the security forces.

"They ask us to withdraw the army without offering any solution for the armed gangs," he said.

It said that the northern, southern, and western areas of the city were all taken over by armed gangs.

In the past, political leaders have condoned or encouraged armed gangs.

He encouraged armed gangs to drown in blood the first attempt at voting.

The report claims almost the same facts as the activists, but suggests armed gangs rather than their own forces are responsible.

A police officer was also killed by an armed gang in the same region that month.

Within days, the paper's publisher and his family were attacked in their home by an armed gang of 12.