At least 133 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan - tribe leader

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Source: Reuters

At least 133 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between two groups belonging to an Arab tribe in Sudan's West Kordofan state, a tribal leader said on Thursday.

The clashes between Awlad Omran and Al-Ziyoud groups of the Arab Mesiria tribe began with a dispute over land, Mukhtar Babo Nimr, the leader of the tribe, told Reuters by phone.

"They used guns and heavy weapons in the fighting in the Kwak area of the state of West Kordofan," he added.
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West Kordofan is the main oil-producing state in Sudan, and borders the turbulent Darfur region and the new state of South Sudan.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/27/uk-sudan-violence-idUKKCN0JB2BL20141127

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