Millet, Jan 28(Darfur24)6 people were killed and 7 others were injured as a members of Darfur Armed Struggle Movements ASM clashed with fighters from the Zayadiyya tribe in the town of Mellit, 65 km north of El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur State on Friday evening.
A medical source at Mellit Rural Hospital told Darfur 24 reported that the clashes left 6 people dead on the spot, while 7 of the wounded were transported to the Malha locality (57 km) northeast of Mellit, as the hospital was located within the area of the clashes, preventing medical personnel from arriving quickly.
While a senior source in the joint force of the armed struggle movements, who his identity to be kept anonymous revealed to Darfur 24 the arrival of military reinforcements this Saturday morning, the closure of the large market in the center of the city, and the prevention of the movement of citizens around the market, confirming the existence of communications between the two parties and the civil administration to reach a settlement of the recent events.
A dispute broke out between members of the joint forces of the armed movements and some young men from the Zayadiyya tribe belonging to the Rapid Support Forces in the livestock market, south of the market in the city of Mellit Al-Kabir, and it developed into the use of weapons and gunfire last Wednesday, killing more than three people on the spot and wounding three others.
The city of Mellit’s institutions and schools are filled with thousands of displaced people from the states of Darfur, and it is considered a border commercial area with the state of Libya.