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| 38 dead in Darfur-border tribal dispute: UN |
| 2013-12-12 |
| [Al Ahram] A tribal dispute on the border of Sudan's Darfur region has killed 38 people, the United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... said on Wednesday. "According to reports received by the UN, 16 Maaliya and 22 Hamar rustics were killed following festivities" on December 5, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its weekly bulletin. The fighting, apparently sparked by a dispute over grazing rights, occurred in West Kordofan state just over the border from East Darfur's Adila region. "Fighting stopped following the deployment of SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) and negotiations between tribal leaders from both tribes. However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... tensions in the area remain high," OCHA said. |
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