Khartoum: At the least 36 individuals have been killed and 32 others injured in new tribal clashes in Sudan’s South Darfur state, native authorities mentioned on Monday.

“A tribal conflict has damaged out between tribal components within the Mandawa, Marmasa and Majangary areas in South Darfur state,” Musa Mahdi, governor of South Darfur state, mentioned in an announcement.

He added that the combating erupted on Saturday and continued till Sunday morning, Xinhua Information Company reported.

He additional underlined that the joint forces, despatched by the state, managed the scenario within the battle zones and separated between the warring tribes.

In accordance with native media, clashes erupted between the Falata and Al-Taisha tribes.

The South Darfur State Safety Committee determined to ship army reinforcements to the area to prosecute the perpetrators, stop a repeat of the incident and set up judicial investigation committees.

In April, round 137 individuals had been killed and 221 injured in tribal clashes in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state in Sudan.

The Sudanese area of Darfur has been plunged into civil struggle since 2003. On December 31, 2020, the United Nations Safety Council unanimously adopted a decision terminating the mandate of the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) within the area. About 16,000 UNAMID troops deployed in Darfur since 2007 are anticipated to finish their mission in July.

A United Nations Built-in Transition Help Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) is predicted to be deployed in 2021 with a part of its powers to hold out the executive duties of UNAMID within the area.

(IANS)