CAIRO: A right group has said that at least five people were killed in two days of tribal violence in western Sudan’s Darfur region, media reported on Saturday.
The clashes between Arab shepherds tribesmen and African Masalit in West Darfur took place on Thursday following two armed attackers fatally shot a trader in the area, leaders from both tribes said.
5 killed in Sudan: Right Group
In a press statement, Masalit tribesmen alleged Arab militia of being behind the killing of the trader. The killing sparked a series of targeted assaults that killed four more people, the rights group and the tribal leaders both said.
The Darfur Bar Association has identified 5 victims and called on both tribes to de-escalate the ongoing tensions. Sudan has been marinated in chaos and crisis following a military coup, led by the African country’s top military Gen. Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan. Since the military coup, Sudan has also seen a spike in inter-tribal violence and conflict in the country.
