UNAMID confirms leadership struggle, clashes within Gimr tribe in South Darfur
The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announced yesterday that a “tribal leadership struggle in South Darfur turned deadly.” It confirmed that clashes occurred on 2 August within the Gimr tribe. Radio Dabanga had earlier reported that 19 people were killed and 26 wounded in the clashes, but had attributed the cause to disputes over agriculture and cattle theft. The peacekeepers in a written statement yesterday said that they had confirmed on the previous day reports of the clashes, specifically fighting in the Um Tikina areas, 120 kilometers southwest of Nyala in South Darfur, in which more than a dozen people were killed and many more injured. “The conflict reportedly began as a disagreement over the appointment of a new tribal chief. Local authorities have intervened and are mediating to help resolve the issue,” said the statement. The Gimr are considered a non-Arab, mainly sedentary tribe.
The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announced yesterday that a “tribal leadership struggle in South Darfur turned deadly.” It confirmed that clashes occurred on 2 August within the Gimr tribe. Radio Dabanga had earlier reported that 19 people were killed and 26 wounded in the clashes, but had attributed the cause to disputes over agriculture and cattle theft. The peacekeepers in a written statement yesterday said that they had confirmed on the previous day reports of the clashes, specifically fighting in the Um Tikina areas, 120 kilometers southwest of Nyala in South Darfur, in which more than a dozen people were killed and many more injured. “The conflict reportedly began as a disagreement over the appointment of a new tribal chief. Local authorities have intervened and are mediating to help resolve the issue,” said the statement. The Gimr are considered a non-Arab, mainly sedentary tribe.
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