Sudan military authorities create commission to investigate inter-communal violence in Blue Nile

Oct. 24 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The military authorities of Sudan have announced this Monday the creation of a commission to investigate the recent increase in intercommunal violence in the state of Blue Nile, in the south of the country, where nearly 200 people have died and thousands have been forced to flee. commute.

Clashes between the Hausa tribe and other local ethnic groups have increased significantly over the past week, according to reports from the SUNA news agency.

Nabil Abdulá, Army spokesman, has indicated that the commission will investigate and evaluate the security situation, while they have arranged a new military command to contain the violence in the area, which has been under a state of emergency since Friday.

Clashes between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups date back to mid-July over a dispute over land ownership in Wad al Mahi district.

This Sunday, hundreds of protesters have set fire to a government office in Ad Damzin, in the state of Blue Nile, in protest at the increase in violence, according to the newspaper ‘Sudan Tribune’.