Renewed Central Darfur clashes kill 45, displace 15,000: UN
In the past week 45 people were killed and another 15,000 displaced as a result of renewed fighting between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in Central Darfur. The two groups have been clashing intermittently since April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports.The two tribes signed a third reconciliation agreement on 10 September in Umm Dukhun town, in the vicinity where clashes originally started. Two weeks after signing the treaty, Salamat gunmen attacked Misseriya settlements in Muraya village, leaving eight dead and three injured. No casualties from the Salamat tribesmen were reported.Over the next two days, the two tribes clashed again in Suwar Waga village, and the Misseriya reportedly looted Salamat-owned shops in Mukjar, leaving dozens killed and injured, as reported by Radio Dabanga. According to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), some 15,300 people sought shelter in Umm Dukhun town since April. The displaced persons come from Magan, Kabar and Salaley administrative units and parts of Mukjar locality.HAC earlier estimated that over 22,000 people have been internally displaced due to the Misseriya-Salamat conflict in Central Darfur. In addition, many others, mainly the Salamat, have fled to Chad. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had put the total figure of refugees arriving in Chad at 50,000 about one week after clashes started.Figures by the UNHCR included Chadian refugees living in Darfur that returned to their country and Darfuris, which accounted for 36,200 people. For its part, the Central African Republic received has received about 3,400 new Sudanese refugees since January, the OCHA report says.File photo by UnamidRelated: Salamat and Misseriya tribes clash in Bindisi, West Darfur (3 October 2013)
In the past week 45 people were killed and another 15,000 displaced as a result of renewed fighting between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in Central Darfur. The two groups have been clashing intermittently since April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports.
The two tribes signed a third reconciliation agreement on 10 September in Umm Dukhun town, in the vicinity where clashes originally started. Two weeks after signing the treaty, Salamat gunmen attacked Misseriya settlements in Muraya village, leaving eight dead and three injured. No casualties from the Salamat tribesmen were reported.
Over the next two days, the two tribes clashed again in Suwar Waga village, and the Misseriya reportedly looted Salamat-owned shops in Mukjar, leaving dozens killed and injured, as reported by Radio Dabanga.
According to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), some 15,300 people sought shelter in Umm Dukhun town since April. The displaced persons come from Magan, Kabar and Salaley administrative units and parts of Mukjar locality.
HAC earlier estimated that over 22,000 people have been internally displaced due to the Misseriya-Salamat conflict in Central Darfur. In addition, many others, mainly the Salamat, have fled to Chad. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had put the total figure of refugees arriving in Chad at 50,000 about one week after clashes started.
Figures by the UNHCR included Chadian refugees living in Darfur that returned to their country and Darfuris, which accounted for 36,200 people. For its part, the Central African Republic received has received about 3,400 new Sudanese refugees since January, the OCHA report says.
File photo by Unamid
Related: Salamat and Misseriya tribes clash in Bindisi, West Darfur (3 October 2013)
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