Five people were killed and one is missing after clashes of a tribal nature took place in Abu Kershola in South Kordofan on Wednesday. In West Kordofan, the Hamar Youth Union has called for accountability for 30 people killed in an ambush in Abu Zabad last week.
Human rights activist Hamsa Omar told Radio Dabanga that the clashes in Abu Kershola began after a person was killed in Khor El Tina area, four kilometres north of the town.
The attack led to a clash between the victim’s relatives. Three people were killed in the fighting, another was killed later, and one person was lost.
The Sudan Armed Forces brought in substantial military reinforcements from Abu Jubeiha, including 30 vehicles, and closed the road linking Abu Kershola and El Rahad.
The clashes caused mass displacement of people, said Omar, adding that the city has been under pressure due to tension in the surrounding area causing people to take refuge in the city.
The Hamar Youth Union called on the government of West Kordofan and Misseriya Native Administration leaders to hand over the perpetrators of violence in Abu Zabad on December 10.
30 people were killed in clashes after a group of bandits stole about 170 sheep from Teiba Um Jafala, north of Abu Zabad town.
The Hamar Youth Unuon demanded that perpetrators are handed over to the authorities, and for the safe return of stolen sheep and property that were stolen. In addition, the union called for the authorities to hold an inquiry to investigate the incident and for the establishment of a state of Central Kordofan.
Incidents of tribal fighting in West Kordofan increased earlier in the year. In early June, Radio Dabanga reported about fierce fighting in Lagawa which left nine people dead. End May, at least six people were killed in the violence that broke out between two Hamar clans.
The aftermath of an attack in West Kordofan on May 17, 2020 (File photo: Hamid Jarma / UNHCR)
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