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| Awlad Sulaiman calls for end to violence in south, proposes pan-tribal council for Fezzan |
| 2015-06-02 |
| [Libya Herald] One of Libya's more prominent tribes, particularly in Fezzan, the Awlad Sulaiman has called for an end to the violence and for reconciliation between competing tribes and communities. Condemning the recent killings and robberies that have ben taking place recently in Sebha, the tribe's Shoura Council, meeting in the town, called for the creation of a supreme tribal council in the south, at which tribal differences could be resolved. According to shoura council front man Badad Gansu, the Awlad Sulaiman wants to extend a hand of friendship and heal divisions with other tribes and seek reconciliation throughout the country. In particular, it wants to enable those who have been forced from their homes to return and to see justice for those who have suffered loss or violence. Representatives from the tribe had been sent to other tribes to canvas their views on the proposals and on a comprehensive reconciliation, Gansu said, and the Awlad Sulaiman were awaiting an answer. In particular, he added, the tribe was in touch with Tebu elders to work out a peace deal. The Awlad Sulaiman has been involved in a series of deadly festivities over the past three years with Tebus as well as with other tribes in and around Sebha, such as the Qaddadfa. |
| Posted by:Fred |