At least 19 people die amid fresh fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region

Janjaweed militias accused of attacking villages as violence continues to rise in a region once ravaged by civil war

At least 19 people have been killed in Sudan's restive Darfur region in the latest violence between rival groups that has left dozens dead this week.

Fresh clashes broke out on Thursday between armed groups in the rugged Jebel Moon mountains of West Darfur state, close to the border with Chad.