Al-Sunta, November 11 (Darfur24)
Rizeigat and Habbaniyah tribal leaders have moved to contain tensions following an armed clash that killed eight people in South Darfur’s Al-Sunta locality on Sunday.
A local official in East Darfur, who spoke to Darfur24 on condition of anonymity, said a delegation from Al-Firdous and Asalaya localities travelled to the scene, where it met with representatives of the local administration led by Mayor Hammad Marsal.
The delegation sought to defuse tensions and prevent the incident from escalating into wider intercommunal violence between the two tribes, the official said.
He added that discussions focused on halting mobilization and potential retaliatory movements, resolving the livestock theft dispute that triggered the clash through customary mechanisms, and establishing direct communication channels between leaders of the two communities to prevent further confrontations.
The local administrations also agreed to maintain calm on the ground and assess the losses ahead of an expanded reconciliation meeting involving tribal leaders, elders and local authorities, he said.
Darbin is located about 45 kilometres from Rams, a town in Al-Sunta locality. The killings have raised fears that tensions could spread to other areas of Al-Sunta and neighbouring Al-Firdous locality.
