Central Darfur tribal clashes continue amid authorities absence
For a third consecutive day, fighting continued between the Misseriya and Salamat in Central Darfur amid an absence of government authorities. On both sides dozens were killed and injured. Livestock was stolen, and hundreds of people fled from their homes.In late October, a Salamat spokesman attributed the fighting with the Misseriya to “a biased governor of Central Darfur” and “flaws in the implementation of the peace agreement signed in July”. He also blamed the federal Minister of Finance, Ali Mahmoud, for fuelling the clashes by providing support to the Misseriya. Residents of Bindisi told Radio Dabanga that on Friday, 8 November, the two tribes clashed at Bonbol, south of Bindisi town at about 12pm. “State authorities or government forces were nowhere to be seen.” The sources noted that the clashes were extremely violent during the three consecutive days. “We continuously heard sounds of heavy artillery, vehicles passing by and large numbers of tribesmen moving from all directions to the battlefield.” All the markets in the region have been closed, as well as the roads connecting the West Darfur locality of Foro Baranga and the Central Darfur localities of Wadi Salih, Bindisi and Mukjar. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Mohamed Abakar Hassan Hamedein, Secretary of Information and Spokesman for the ruling National Congress Party in Central Darfur State demanded from the Misseriya and Salamat to immediately stop “this absurd fighting” and abide by the peace agreement signed by the two parties in Zalingei in July of this year.Tensions between the tribes have run high since an incident in Um Dukhun in April, which escalated into running battles between thousands of tribesmen from both sides. A reconciliation conference was convened in Zalingei, and on 1 July -in spite of sporadic flare-ups of violence between tribesmen- the omdas of the tribes announced they had “reached an agreement”. The UNHCR has said that as result of the tribal battles 50,000 people sought refuge in Chad within a short period of time, terming it the “largest influx of refugees from Sudan into Chad since 2005”. File photo Related: ‘1000 Misseriya’ fight Salamat tribesmen in Central Darfur (8 November 2013)
For a third consecutive day, fighting continued between the Misseriya and Salamat in Central Darfur amid an absence of government authorities. On both sides dozens were killed and injured. Livestock was stolen, and hundreds of people fled from their homes.
In late October, a Salamat spokesman attributed the fighting with the Misseriya to “a biased governor of Central Darfur” and “flaws in the implementation of the peace agreement signed in July”. He also blamed the federal Minister of Finance, Ali Mahmoud, for fuelling the clashes by providing support to the Misseriya.
Residents of Bindisi told Radio Dabanga that on Friday, 8 November, the two tribes clashed at Bonbol, south of Bindisi town at about 12pm. “State authorities or government forces were nowhere to be seen.”
The sources noted that the clashes were extremely violent during the three consecutive days. “We continuously heard sounds of heavy artillery, vehicles passing by and large numbers of tribesmen moving from all directions to the battlefield.”
All the markets in the region have been closed, as well as the roads connecting the West Darfur locality of Foro Baranga and the Central Darfur localities of Wadi Salih, Bindisi and Mukjar.
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Mohamed Abakar Hassan Hamedein, Secretary of Information and Spokesman for the ruling National Congress Party in Central Darfur State demanded from the Misseriya and Salamat to immediately stop “this absurd fighting” and abide by the peace agreement signed by the two parties in Zalingei in July of this year.
Tensions between the tribes have run high since an incident in Um Dukhun in April, which escalated into running battles between thousands of tribesmen from both sides. A reconciliation conference was convened in Zalingei, and on 1 July -in spite of sporadic flare-ups of violence between tribesmen- the omdas of the tribes announced they had “reached an agreement”.
The UNHCR has said that as result of the tribal battles 50,000 people sought refuge in Chad within a short period of time, terming it the “largest influx of refugees from Sudan into Chad since 2005”.
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Related: ‘1000 Misseriya’ fight Salamat tribesmen in Central Darfur (8 November 2013)
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