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Death toll from Darfur’s violence hits 125

The death toll from recent violent clashes the Gimir and Rizeigat tribes in the Kolbous area of Darfur, Western Sudan, has risen to over 125, IgbereTV reports

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said at least 50,000 people had been displaced from the area.

The clashes reportedly started on June 6 about 160 kilometres north of El-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, over a land dispute between a member of the Rizeigat and Gimir

 

The disagreement triggered the violence in the vastly arid region bordering the Chad Republic

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