News from Al-Madinah: At least 15 people were killed on Wednesday as a result of fresh fighting 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.”
Another source at Al -Roseris Hospital reported that “5 bodies and 10 wounded” arrived at the Foundation, according to AFP.
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 the clashes 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, killed 13 people, according to the United Nations.
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 inherited traditions forbid it, the tribe rejects this practise.
According to the United Nations, fighting between the African Hausa tribe and other tribes between July and early October resulted in at least 149 fatalities, hundreds of injuries, and the displacement of about 65,000 people.
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Continued tribal fighting in the Blue Nile, which resulted in 15 deaths
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