At Least Five Killed In Tribal Violence In Sudan's West Kordofan
Date
10/16/2022 5:13:16 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) At least five people were killed and nine injured in tribal
clashes between members of the Miseriya and Nuba tribes in Sudan's
West Kordofan state, the country's military said on Saturday,
reports citing
.
The incident is the latest in a wave of tribal violence that has
swept across the country, despite the signing of a nationwide peace
deal two years ago.
The fighting, which occurred on Friday and Saturday in the town
of Lagawa, was brought under control after intervention by the army
and Rapid Support Forces, as well as police, a military statement
said.
Lagawa lies outside a part of the state controlled by rebel
leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu's faction of the Sudan People's Liberation
Movement-North (SPLM-N), which has not signed up to the peace
deal.
The group, whose army includes members of the Nuba tribe, has
long been at odds with the Sudanese government, and members of the
Arab Miseriya tribe have participated in the conflict.
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