At least 15 people have died in recent conflicts between rival tribes in the southern Sudanese state of Blue Nile, according to tribal and medical sources.
On Wednesday, a medical source stated: “We got 10 bodies in Wad Al-Mahi Hospital.”
According to AFP, a different source at Al-Roseris Hospital stated that “5 bodies and 10 wounded” arrived at the Foundation.
A Hawsa tribe elder responded by saying that despite the presence of significant security reinforcements in the area, the violence had resumed, adding that “weapons were used and houses were torched.”
While a witness saw the violent skirmishes that took place.
The Wad Al-Mahi region was subject to a curfew on Monday by Sudanese authorities.
While the United Nations said that a dispute on the ground caused the fighting to start.
It is noteworthy that 13 people were killed in conflicts last week between members of the Hawsa tribe and other tribes in the village of Wad Al-Mahi, east of the city of Al-Rusiris.
In Sudan, one of the poorest nations in the world, where agriculture and livestock account for 43% of jobs and 30% of GDP, land exploitation is a very sensitive topic.
The Husa tribe, which is often referred to, was the last to settle in the Blue Nile. Although their hereditary traditions forbid it, the group rejects this practise.
The clashes between the African Hausa tribe and other tribes between July and early October killed at least 149 people, wounding hundreds and displacing about 65,000 people, according to the United Nations..
Continued tribal fighting in the Blue Nile, which resulted in 15 deaths
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