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Africa Horn
At least 230 killed in Darfur tribal clashes
2006-07-17
At least 230 people were killed or injured in clashes in Darfur between two tribes fighting for control over grazing land in the area, a Sudanese official was quoted as saying on Sunday. The Sudan Media Center, a pro-government news agency, reported the first official comment on the clashes that lasted three days last week between the Rizzaigat and Habania Arab tribes in south Darfur. The head of the attorney general's office in south Darfur, Ahmed Ali al-Muktasi, was quoted as saying that the Habania tribe suffered some 200 casualties, and that 30 members of the Rizzaigat were killed or injured. Police and army reinforcements have blockaded the area in a bid to restore calm, the agency said. Fighting between nomadic tribes over water and pastureland in drought-stricken areas is common in Sudan.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Hey, dat's Beirut Bob to you, pihkalbadger!
Posted by: BA   2006-07-17 21:19  

#5  A Sudanese official from the government run Sudan Media Center briefed a jaded media today. Explaining that genocide is just a tribal spat over water rights.
But nobody gives a fuck today as we have exciting pictures just in, over to you in lebanon bob.
Posted by: pihkalbadger   2006-07-17 19:28  

#4  Nope, nuddin' to see heres. Youz guyz need to pay attention to the 120 or so women, children, bunnies and duckies that have been killed by the Jooooooos in Beirut.
Posted by: MSM Reporter   2006-07-17 14:39  

#3  Two tribes? That's been the problem all along. I wonder why the official didn't happen to mention the tribes' relative skin colours. Anybody know more about the Habania and Rizzaiga tribes? The 200:30 death rate could be indicative, unless it just means a successful ambush.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-07-17 10:52  

#2  Arab tribes. I guess they are muzzies too.
Got popcorn ?
Posted by: wxjames   2006-07-17 07:56  

#1  Barbed wire and over-grazing by sheep herders from the east are to blame. Send them more ammo and Winchesters. The problem will eventually resolve itself.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-07-17 04:40  

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