Dead and injured in South Darfur tribal strife

Fierce clashes erupted between Fellata and Salamat tribesmen in Buram locality, South Darfur, on Sunday. More than nine people were killed, and many others wounded.

Speaking to Dabanga from the area of El Nadeef, a listener reported on Sunday afternoon that the hospital of Buram was overcrowded with injured tribesmen from both sides.

Witnesses told Dabanga that the clashes broke out after two Salamat abducted a Fellata woman. “Her husband followed the kidnappers, and he shot one of them dead. When relatives of the slain gunman arrived, the incident escalated into full-scale fighting.”

The security committee of South Darfur state convened an emergency meeting to decide on the measures required to contain the situation.