Bashir Hamdi, omda of the Rizeigat Arab tribe in Abu Jabra locality of West Kordofan state said the security situation is now calm after deadly tribal clashes with the Misseriya tribe in Meiram Locality over the last two days.

Five people from the Misseriya Arab tribe were killed and three others injured in clashes at El Jaraf area, Radio Tamazuj reported. The fighting was a continuation of feuds between the Um Salama section of the Rizeigat tribe and El Fayarin section of the Misseriya tribe last week.

The Rizeigat tribal leader told Radio Tamazuj that they contacted the native administration of the Misseriya tribe so that they calm down the situation.

Bashir blamed the clashes on lack of implementation of resolutions of the peace meeting held in Babanusa town in June 2013. “The problem is from the native administration of the Misseriya tribe because the two sides sat down and agreed to pay blood money, but they failed to implement it,” he said.

He called on the two governors of East Darfur and West Kordofan states to put pressure on the native administration of the two warring tribes to pay the blood money agreed upon during the Babanusa meeting.

“If the native administration refused, then the government should take action by jailing tribal leaders,” he emphasized.  ‫