SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Tribal leaders arrested over North Darfur violence

9/3/2021: Radio Dabanga - Tribal leaders arrested over North Darfur violence

Radio Dabanga report that the security committee in charge of dealing with the escalated security situation in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, have arrested 10 leaders from Fur and Tama tribes. Bloody clashes took place in the town which killed 11 people and wounded dozens more. Negotiations continued between the two tribes under the supervision of the committee.

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)* said that 16 families and a total of 74 individuals had been displaced after their homes were burned during the clashes. In their report, the IDMC stated that the people found refuge in the homes of relatives but that there was an urgent need for shelter, food, and aid.