6 Salamat killed, 2 injured in separate incidents in Central Darfur

Isolated attacks against Salamat tribesmen in Central Darfur areas have left a total of six dead and two injured between Sunday and Monday. Four members of the Salamat tribe were killed on Sunday “by the Misseriya” in their Furqaan of Guioumina, west of Bindisi. Furqaan are semi-deserted areas occupied by very few people and their livestock.The attack happened at 5:00pm and was carried out by gunmen riding horses and camels, a source informed Radio Dabanga.He said the victims’ names are Abdul Karim Al Amin Idris, his brother Idris Amin Idris, Tijani Adam Sese, and Annadif Hussein.In a separate incident that occurred east of Garsila, two Salamat tribesmen were reportedly killed and another two were injured.Onlookers said the casualties happened after Misseriya elements looted “hundreds” of cattle from the Salamat, who on their turn tried chasing the perpetrators but were ambushed by them before being able to take any action.Sources reported about “a huge Misseriya gathering” in the Arawalat area and others saw a large Salamat crowd in Muru, noting some members of this tribe fled to Garsila. All places are located in Central Darfur.Witnesses expect “the situation to explode at any time if native administration leaders (ajawid) do not intervene”.Looting Meanwhile, “militias believed to be Abu Tira and border guards” looted on Sunday shops and houses in Deleig, Central Darfur. Government forces, however, intervened and managed to stop the plundering, sources affirmed.Nevertheless, shops in the town remained closed until Monday evening in fear of renewed assaults. Stores in neighboring Garsila have also closed their doors on Monday “in anticipation and fear of an imminent attack by these militias who are gathered around Deleig and Garsila”.Tensions in Umm Dukhun, Central Darfur, began to rise after a member of the Misseriya tribe allegedly tried looting and opening fire on a Salamat man, who was not hurt.Hostilities erupted the next day on 4 April when 4,000 men of both sides began battling each other.The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says Tissi town in neighboring Chad has received 50,000 refugees fleeing the tribal clashes in just one week, calling it the “largest influx of refugees from Sudan into Chad since 2005”.File photoRelated: Central Darfur war: ‘genocide’ led by ICC Ali Kushayb, government -source (14 April 2013)