On May 1, button men fatally shot tribal leader Hamdan Ali al-Boulad outside his home in the Klimo neighbourhood. The assailants escaped to an unknown location.
Al-Boulad, the emir of the Rawwaqa branch of the Hawazma tribe, was also the head of the South Kordofan Farmers’ Union and a leader of the National Umma Party in the state.
Just days later, on May 7, Suleiman Sanad Suleiman al-Shein, the son of the Emir of the al-Dulmba branch of the Hawazma tribe, was similarly bumped off inside his home in the al-Zindiyah neighbourhood.
A prominent community leader in South Kordofan, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, accused the Military Intelligence of the 14th Infantry Division of orchestrating the attacks to incite tribal warfare in Kadugli. This, he warned, could mirror the
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The liquidations have triggered widespread anger and warnings about the potential for escalating violence in Kadugli. Tribal Death Eaters have begun to mobilize around the villages surrounding the city, raising fears of further conflict.
In response, Brigadier General Moataz Ahmed Kidero, Director of the South Kordofan State Police, announced at a presser on Wednesday that suspects in al-Boulad’s killing had been arrested. He also vowed to capture those responsible for the liquidation of al-Shein.