Salamat protest against tribal violence in Central Darfur

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February 20, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - Dozens of protesters from the Central Darfur
tribe of Salamat, closed the western road leading to the Sudanese
presidency in Khartoum on Thursday to protest what they called the killing
of "innocent people in Um Dukhun area, near the border with Chad.
*Maalia and Rezeigat delegations arrive to Al-Tawisha, North Darfur, before
to sign a cessation of hostilities deal on 22 August 2013 (Photo Hamid
Abdulsalam/UNAMID)*

Sudanese riot police surrounded the protesters who submitted a memorandum
to the presidency to demanding to relieve the Central Darfur governor and
Um Dukhun commissioner before to disperse three hours after.

The protesters chanted slogans like "No to ethnic cleansing, No to
violence, No to injustice, No to racism", as they accuse some circles of
fomenting war between them and the Misseriya.

Over hundred people were killed when clashed erupted between the two tribes
in November 2013, according to the Sudanese authorities.

The protest take place after deadly clashes in Um Dukhun between the two
tribes in Tuesday and Wednesday where dozens were killed from both sides.

The animosities between the two tribes started last Mach when a Misseriya
had been apprehended by the Salamat and handed over to the Chadian
commander of the joint force between the two countries.

The Misseriya and their allied Taycha Tribe were angered by the move and
attacked the Salamat, an Arab tribe recently settled in Darfur but is roots
are in Chad.

However, it is agreed that beyond the incident, the two tribes contest the
settlement of Salamat in their land with the approval of the central
authorities in Khartoum.

The Salamat tribal leadership alleged in a statement released on Thursday
that there is a hidden party behind the bloody clashes in Um Dukun and
requested the government to intervene in the conflict and bring the
culprits to justice.

A Salamat leading tribal member, Adam Ismail, told reporters that they met
with the state minister at the Sudanese presidency, Salah Wansi who pledged
to resolve the dispute between the two tribes.

(ST)

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