KHARTOUM: The latest inter-ethnic violence to rock Sudan’s restive Darfur left 47 dead on Monday, after 83 died in separate weekend clashes – and following shortly after a peacekeeping mission ended operations.
While former rebel forces have committed to lay down their weapons in the recent political peace deal, decades of conflict have left the vast western region awash with weapons and divided by bitter rivalries.In South Darfur, fighting broke out early Monday between the powerful Arab Rizeigat tribe and the Fallata, a cattle and camel herding people who trace their roots to the Fulani of western Africa.
The United Nations – a long-running presence in the nation – expressed deep concerns on Sunday over the violence. Darfur endured a bitter conflict that erupted in 2003, leaving roughly 300,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced, according to the UN. “Escalating inter-communal violence has resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, the displacement of nearly 50,000 people and the destruction of property,” he said in a statement.
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