Khaleej Times

Tribal fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region kills 24: State media

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Tribal fighting in Sudan's restive Darfur region has left at least 24 people dead and triggered a localised state of emergency, state media said on Monday. Violence broke out late last week between two tribes, the Misseriya and Awlad Rashed, in localities near Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur state. It started as a dispute over the theft of a motorcycle before morphing into wider fighting, a Misseriya leader said. “The clashes killed more than 24 people and wounded others,” the state-run Suna news agency reported. “Homes were burned and looted and the situation remains out of control even after the arrival of government forces,” an Awlad Rashed leader said. Local authoritie­s attempted to persuade the two sides to end hostilitie­s but efforts have so far failed.

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