October 18(Darfur24) Tribal clashes in the locality of Lagawa in West Kordofan State renewed today, Tuesday, at one o’clock in the afternoon, after the relative  calm over  the past two days.

 

Lt. Col. Damra Hassan Bashir, commander of the 461 Battalion,  of Division 22 in Banusa, said in statements to Darfur 24 that today, Tuesday, the city was shelled  from the northern eastern direction  with heavy artillery.

 

Damra added that large numbers of citizens began to leave the city towards Al Obeid  and Al -Fula, and that some of them now under military protection in Lagawa.

Darfur 24 contacted the executive director  of the locality of Awad Ahmed Khalil to clarify the matter more, and I found that he had  left the local with his family.

 

The  city had lived relatively calm after a visit by the governor of  West Kordofan State on Sunday and Monday, but  the clash was renewed again today, Tuesday