At least 120 people died in the last three days Conflict broke out between Arab tribes in Darfur. west Sudanin the middle of a conflict over the alliances of these clans with the Army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR).
A security source, who will not be named, told EFE this Saturday that the fighting that broke out on Thursday in South Darfur and West Darfur “has killed more than 120 people and left dozens of injured“.
He pointed out that the clashes broke out after that at the beginning of the week. Gunmen from the Arab Salamat tribe broke into the house of a tribal chief and stole his car.In other words, members of the Beni Halba tribe, who are also Arabs, Three of the attackers were killed.
Later crashes Spread among the Salamat and Beni Halba tribes in an area close to the border Chadwhere there is currently a large movement of displaced people moving to the other side of the divide to escape conflict.
Likewise, there were clashes between the Salamat and another Arab tribe, the Habaniya, which came into conflict with the Afrika Masalit clan, one of the few who supported the Army in the war with the FAR. Paramilitary forces carry out ethnic cleansing in Darfur.
Salah Abdula, the tribal leader of Gereida in southern Darfur, told EFE that a hundred people were killed in clashes between Salamat and Beni Halba; Six more people died in the clashes between Habaniya and Masalit; In the conflict between Habaniya and Salamat, 14 more people were killed.
He also stated “A large number of warriors from Beni Halba and Salamat departed from Khartoum to support their tribes. in armed conflicts.
risk of civil war
Most of the Arab tribes in South Darfur They accuse the army of starting wars between different Arab tribes. The region, which announced last June its support for FAR paramilitary forces in their fight against the Armed Forces.
These clans also believe that the Army caused these clashes so that the tribal warriors in Khartoum would return to Darfur and leave their ranks in the capital. Armed Forces advancing to seize full control.
In addition to the UN, many organizations, Concern that the conflict in Darfur will turn into a civil war Due to the divisions formed since the FAR’s revolt against the Army on 15 April, which started a war across Sudan.