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Nearly 60 killed in Darfur tribal fighting: state media
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Nearly 60 people have been killed this week in fighting between Arab tribes in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region, the official SUNA news agency said on Thursday.Fierce festivities along the border between East Darfur state and South Kordofan killed 35 Misseriya rustics and 23 from the rival Rezeigat tribe, South Kordofan governor Ahmed Haroun was quoted as saying by SUNA, citing a preliminary assessment. Another 24 rustics from both sides were maimed, he said, after officials from the two states met in the East Darfur town of Ed Daein. "We agreed to take some measures to control the situation in the area, and the local leaders are discussing procedures" to prevent a recurrence, Haroun said. The African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... -United Nations ...When talk is your weapon it's hard to make yourself heard over the sound of artillery... peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID), said it understood "that the fighting has subsided" at the moment. "And of course if this is the case then we hope that the peace will hold," said Christopher Cycmanick, a UNAMID front man. In June 2010 more than 100 people were killed in two weeks of festivities between the groups. Non-Arabs in Darfur rebelled in 2003 against the Arab-dominated Sudanese government to secure a greater share of resources and power. Posted by: Fred 2012-07-20 |
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