New tribal clashes in Darfur kill 45 people

At least 45 people were killed and dozens more injured in new tribal clashes in the Darfur region of western Sudan, authorities and security forces announced Thursday.

Clashes erupted on Tuesday between the African Fellata tribe and the Arab Rizeigat tribe in villages near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, according to eyewitnesses to AFP.

The South Darfur State Security Committee said in a statement that "the battles between the Rizeigat and Fallata tribes left 15 dead on Tuesday and 30 on Wednesday," noting that women and children were among the dead.

A leader of the Fallata tribe told AFP earlier Thursday that "clashes continued on Thursday, leaving at least 30 people dead and dozens wounded."

Muhammad Al-Fateh, a resident of South Darfur, explained that the clashes erupted after the killing of an Arab tribe leader.

An Arab tribe leader also confirmed the deaths of "many dead and wounded".

Conflicts between tribes in Darfur usually erupt due to competition over land, pastures and water sources.

More than 250 people have been killed in Darfur since the coup d'état of General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan against his civilian partners in power on October 25 and the resulting security vacuum, especially after the end of the UN peacekeeping mission in the region following the signing of a peace agreement between the armed factions and the central government in 2020.

A large-scale civil war erupted in Darfur in 2003, killing 300,000 people and displacing more than two and a half million Sudanese, according to the United Nations.

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