{"id":187338,"date":"2013-07-01T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/misseriya-salamat-reach-agreement-at-zalingei-conference-in-central-darfur\/"},"modified":"2013-07-01T23:59:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T23:59:00","slug":"misseriya-salamat-reach-agreement-at-zalingei-conference-in-central-darfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/misseriya-salamat-reach-agreement-at-zalingei-conference-in-central-darfur","title":{"rendered":"Misseriya, Salamat \u2018reach agreement\u2019 at Zalingei conference in Central Darfur"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a month of ongoing negotiations \u2013 with violence periodically flaring-up among their tribesmen \u2013 the omdas of the Misseriya and Salamat tribes announced on Monday in Zalingei that they have \u201creached a reconciliation agreement\u201d.<\/p>\n

Brokered by the independent ajaweed<\/em> commission, the tribal delegations have agreed in principle to a \u201ccomprehensive peace agreement\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe draft agreement was initialled on Monday by the Governor of Central Darfur,\u201d ajaweed<\/em> Committee Chairman Abdallah Khamis announced via Radio Dabanga from Zalingei on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe signing of the final agreement of reconciliation between the Misseriya and Salamat will be on Wednesday in Zalingei in the presence of the Sudanese Second Vice President Dr El Haj Adam Yusif, as well as a senior delegation from Khartoum,\u201d Chairman Khamis confirmed.<\/p>\n

Omda Yusif Ishag Al Nur, spokesman for the Misseriya delegation, told Radio Dabanga that his tribe \u201cbelieves in full that peace is the best route to a return to normality. We have even agreed to take advantage of the autumn season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omda Al Nur underscored that \u201cinter-tribal problems will result in nothing but destruction. We must forget the past and live a new life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio Dabanga on behalf of the Salamat delegation, Omda Abdallah Mohamed Hamid Ajeeb referred to \u201ca wondrous message to all,\u201d and appealed to both parties \u201cto honour the obligations made in Zalingei, to make it a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omda Ajeeb appealed for a complete cessation of hostilities so that everyone can return to their villages. \u201cWe are in a race with the autumn season,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

Tensions began to rise between the tribes on 3 April in Umm Dukhun after a member of the Misseriya tribe allegedly tried to shoot and rob a Salamat man.<\/p>\n

Hostilities erupted the next day when 4,000 men of both sides began battling each other. Clashes then spread north, as well as to South Darfur, where the Al Taaysha tribe allegedly provided support to the Misseriya.<\/p>\n

The UNHCR has said that as result of the tribal battles 50,000 people sought refuge in Chad within a short period of time, terming it the \u201clargest influx of refugees from Sudan into Chad since 2005\u201d.<\/p>\n

File photo: Some refugees displaced by inter-tribal violence in Darfur have settled in Tissi in Eastern Chad (MSF)<\/em><\/p>\n

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

<\/em>Warring Central Darfur tribes \u2018poised to sign treaty\u2019<\/a> (27 June 2013)<\/p>\n

Sudan allowed its forces to attack civilians in Darfur tribal battles: HRW<\/a> (3 June 2013)<\/span><\/p>\n

Misseriya and Salamat peace parley begins in Zalingei, Central Darfur<\/a> (3 June 2013)<\/p>\n

New tribal clashes scuttle Central Darfur reconciliation hopes<\/a> (27 May 2013)<\/span><\/p>\n

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