‘Seven die, 200 families displaced’ in renewed Salamat-Misseriya violence in Central Darfur

Renewed clashes broke out between Salamat and Misseriya tribesmen in the Amar region of Wadi Salih locality of Central Darfur on Thursday afternoon. This led more than 200 families to flee the Nanku, Torgoa and Sigei, many to Jebel and Jeddah camps in Garsila. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that the clashes broke out at about 5:00pm on Thursday and lasted until sunset. They said the hospital of Garsila received five wounded and seven bodies. Five of the dead were Salamat and two Misseriya. The sources told Radio Dabanga that as a result of the clashes and their security implications, many people made for the town of Zalingei, where the reconciliation conference continues between the two tribes after they received a draft of the peace agreement. They were carrying all of their belonging with them. Speaking on Friday in a radio interview with another station, Dr Tijani Sese, Chairman of the Darfur Regional Authority and head of the Liberation and Justice Movement, noted the need “to support the Sudan Armed Forces and militias in tribal confrontations” and “to work on the collection of arms”. He was speaking on Friday at a radio program. He said that tribal conflicts in Darfur are “morally and religiously unacceptable”. Sese said security challenges are a priority in Darfur, “especially towards the non-signatories of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, groups of armed robbers and tribal conflicts”.File photoRelated:’Poor security could prompt exodus of displaced from Central Darfur camps’: sources (13 June 2013) ‘Calm returns’ to Umm Dukhun, Central Darfur, as leaders parley (12 June 2013) ‘At least 100 dead, dozens injured’ as Salamat and Misseriya clash again in Central Darfur (11 June 2013)