[Al Ahram] Combat between two Arab tribes in Sudan's Darfur region has killed 18 people, a resident said Sunday, adding to a growing toll as various groups battle for resources and Dire Revengeâ„¢. The latest incident occurred outside Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, said the resident who is a member of the local Rezeigat tribe.
"Yesterday the clash began when a Maaliya killed a Rezeigat. The Rezeigat gathered themselves for Dire Revengeâ„¢ but the Maaliya surrounded them and killed 18," he said, declining to be identified for security reasons.
A member of the rival Maaliya tribe said a rocket-propelled grenade destroyed a Rezeigat pickup truck used as a troop-carrying vehicle.
"I saw the Rezeigat taking away their bodies," from the vehicle, he said.
Hundreds of Rezeigat were gathering for retaliation and "a big battle might happen today or tomorrow," another resident said.
Battles between the Rezeigat and Maaliya in East Darfur last August killed 190 people, the United Nations
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said at the time.