60,000 displaced since January by Central and South Darfur inter-tribal clashes: OCHA

22/11/2013 00:38

According to the latest bulletin of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more than 50 people have been killed and many others wounded following the recent clashes between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in Abuzar camp for the displaced, about 3km from Um Dukhun town in Central Darfur. Abuzar camp mainly hosts people who fled their homes during the fighting between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in April 2013. According to the Tearfund organisation, 104 shelters and two peace-building activity centres were burned down during the fighting and 104 affected families (an estimated 520 people) are in need of non-food relief supplies. Humanitarian actors are due to start distributing these supplies soon. According to international humanitarian organisations, some 25,000 people have been displaced across parts of Central Darfur State since April as a result of armed clashes between the Misseriya and Salamat. People have also fled across the border into neighbouring countries. According to UNHCR, around 36,200 Sudanese refugees from Darfur have arrived in Chad since January 2013. In addition, 3,400 new Sudanese refugees (mainly from Central Darfur) have arrived in the Central African Republic since January 2013. As a result of the Taisha and Misseriya attacks on Salamat villages near Markondi (145km west of Nyala) at the border between Rahad El Berdi and Kubum localities in South Darfur. An estimated 600 people have fled their homes in Kabassa, Umshoka, Aldelaib and Mondoa and have taken refuge in Rahad El Berdi locality. Others have fled to Kubum town and Ed El Fursan locality. These numbers are yet to be verified. File photo Related: ‘1000 Misseriya’ fight Salamat tribesmen in Central Darfur (8 November 2013)Salamat blame Central Darfur state and national authorities for fresh tribal clashes (31 October 2013) Insecurity delaying aid for Darfur displaced: OCHA (26 July 2013)After 10,000 displaced Salamat-Misseriya sign treaty in Darfur (11 April 2013)

According to the latest bulletin of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more than 50 people have been killed and many others wounded following the recent clashes between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in Abuzar camp for the displaced, about 3km from Um Dukhun town in Central Darfur.

Abuzar camp mainly hosts people who fled their homes during the fighting between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in April 2013. According to the Tearfund organisation, 104 shelters and two peace-building activity centres were burned down during the fighting and 104 affected families (an estimated 520 people) are in need of non-food relief supplies. Humanitarian actors are due to start distributing these supplies soon.

According to international humanitarian organisations, some 25,000 people have been displaced across parts of Central Darfur State since April as a result of armed clashes between the Misseriya and Salamat. People have also fled across the border into neighbouring countries. According to UNHCR, around 36,200 Sudanese refugees from Darfur have arrived in Chad since January 2013. In addition, 3,400 new Sudanese refugees (mainly from Central Darfur) have arrived in the Central African Republic since January 2013.

As a result of the Taisha and Misseriya attacks on Salamat villages near Markondi (145km west of Nyala) at the border between Rahad El Berdi and Kubum localities in South Darfur. An estimated 600 people have fled their homes in Kabassa, Umshoka, Aldelaib and Mondoa and have taken refuge in Rahad El Berdi locality. Others have fled to Kubum town and Ed El Fursan locality. These numbers are yet to be verified.

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Related:

 ‘1000 Misseriya’ fight Salamat tribesmen in Central Darfur (8 November 2013)

Salamat blame Central Darfur state and national authorities for fresh tribal clashes (31 October 2013)

Insecurity delaying aid for Darfur displaced: OCHA (26 July 2013)

After 10,000 displaced Salamat-Misseriya sign treaty in Darfur (11 April 2013)