(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Tribal clashes have reignited in Sudan's Darfur region, leaving up to 20 dead, local sources said yesterday.
A patrol from the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission reached Umm Dukhun and other areas of Central Darfur state to verify reports of fighting between the rival Misseriya and Salamat tribes, a UNAMID public information officer said.
"A variety of sources at these locations informed the patrol that clashes in the area broke out on June 19 following an alleged theft of livestock, and continued on June 20-21," the officer said.
Local sources in the area said that between 10 and 20 people had died.
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