{"id":187183,"date":"2013-08-01T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/leaders-call-on-darfur-tribes-to-honour-treaty-as-clashes-subside\/"},"modified":"2013-08-01T23:59:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T23:59:00","slug":"leaders-call-on-darfur-tribes-to-honour-treaty-as-clashes-subside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/leaders-call-on-darfur-tribes-to-honour-treaty-as-clashes-subside","title":{"rendered":"Leaders call on Darfur tribes to \u2018honour treaty\u2019 as clashes subside"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tribal and government leaders have called upon the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in Central Darfur \u201cto honour the treaty signed between them\u201d, while the state\u2019s Presidential Commissioner laments \u201cthe proliferation of firearms\u201d.<\/p>\n

The clashes between Misseriya and Salamat tribesmen that raged \u2013 centred on the cities of Garsila, Bundisi, and Mukjar \u2013 for more than a week and left more than 100 dead and dozens more wounded subsided as the omdas of the tribes reached an accord and on Tuesday afternoon. The leaders of the tribes reaffirmed their commitment to the \u201cReconciliation Agreement\u201d reached under the auspices of an Ajaweed<\/em> conference in Zalingei at the end of June.<\/p>\n

The effect of the clashes reportedly influenced all aspects of civilian life, and the Presidential Commissioner of Central Darfur state, Abubakar Gabosh has warned that the state is threatened by hunger.<\/p>\n

Many reports have reached Radio Dabanga about the challenges the ongoing violence created for agriculture, the distribution of food aid by NGOs, and supply of consumer goods to the markets, most of which remained closed at the height of the violence.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio Dabanga, the commissioner said that the three localities of Wadi Salih, Mukjar and Bindisi are especially vulnerable to famine. \u201cThis is a result of the tribal conflicts and spread of weapons that have been distributed by the government to the tribes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe southern localities of Central Darfur are crammed with large quantities of weapons,\u201d he said, pointing out that of the estimated two million firearms in Darfur, \u201c11 per cent of the weapons were distributed by the government to the tribes, 40 per cent are now in the hands of tribes, 20 per cent in the hands of the government, 11 per cent in the hands of Unamid and 10 per cent in the hands of armed movements\u201d.<\/p>\n

Gabosh called on the Salamat and Misseriya tribes \u201cto honour the implementation of the treaty signed by both of them\u201d.<\/p>\n

A notable Salamat tribal leader in Garsila city, Mohamed Bishara, who witnessed the signing of the peace treaty, told Radio Dabanga on Wednesday that his tribe \u201care for peace and against war\u201d.<\/p>\n

Omda Bishara claims that \u201cthroughout the fighting, the Salamat have not been the aggressor but have acted in self-defence\u201d. He accused parties he did not specifically identify as being \u201cbehind recent events\u201d, speaking of \u201cwarmongers who are known to the government\u201d.<\/p>\n

He called on the government \u201cto face and deter these warmongers,\u201d appealing via Radio Dabanga to both parties \u201cto be committed to peace on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hamid Ali Jibair Abu Ghurra, a notable Arab tribal leader also appealed to both parties via Radio Dabanga \u201cto stop fighting and resort to the voice of reason.\u201d He also called for \u201ca halt to militias killing, and robbing the displaced\u201d, asserting that \u201cthe government helped the spread the culture of fighting and chaos by contributing to the payment of blood money to the tribes.\u201d<\/p>\n

File photo: Leaders have voiced concerns over the proliferation of firearms in Darfur (Stuart Price\/UN Photo)<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

Warring tribes \u2018swear to halt violence\u2019 in Central Darfur<\/a> (30 July 2013)<\/p>\n

Sudanese army guard Garsila market as \u2018Misseriya gather for assault\u2019: Witnesses<\/a> (28 July 2013)<\/p>\n

One killed, four injured in renewed tribal violence in Central Darfur<\/a> (25 July 2013)<\/p>\n

Army, tribal leaders \u2018restore calm\u2019 to Garsila, Central Darfur<\/a> (24 July 2012)<\/p>\n

Robbery in Garsila market, Central Darfur, escalates into inter-tribal clash<\/a> (23 July 2013)<\/p>\n

Misseriya, Salamat \u2018reach agreement\u2019 at Zalingei conference in Central Darfur<\/a> (1 July 2013)<\/p>\n

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