Kordofan, September 13(Darfur24) Tribal fighting between the Misseriya and Hamar tribes on Monday in Abu Zabad area of West Kordofan state over land dispute left 5 people dead and many more wounded.
Meanwhile, the West Kordofan State Security Committee issued a decision banning public gatherings and imposed curfews in the city of Abu Zabad from five in the evening on Monday, until six in the morning.
West Kordofan Police Director Major General Ihab Abdel Hamid Abdel Aal told the Sudanese News Agency SUNA that the incident ocured as a result of the repercussions of the decision to freeze the demarcation of the border between the localities of Al-Sinout and Al-Nuhud, describing the tribal clashes as unfortunate.
He stated that the Security Committee is in a permanent session following up on the incidents and working in coordination with the local security committee of Abu Zabad , taking decisive actions to stop fighting and end tension.
Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, issued a decree early September, freezing border demarcation between the localities of Al-Sunut and Al-Nuhud.