Three dead, at least 70 injured due to tribal clashes in Sudan's Kassalla

Sudanese authorities said tribal clashes killed three people Sunday and wounded at least 79 ors in country’s east, latest in a series of outbursts of tribal violence that could derail country’s fragile transition to democracy.

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Tribal clashes in Sudan

fighting in city of Kassalla first erupted on Thursday between Bani Amer tribe and Nuba tribe, according to Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Babaker, governor of Kassalla province.

Babaker said clashes flared up again over weekend, with many houses set on fire before authorities deployed troops to restore security in city. At least 59 people from two sides were arrested. three deaths occurred Sunday and were all members of Bani Amer tribe.

Tribal clashes across Sudan pose a significant challenge to efforts by transitional government to end deces-long rebellions in some areas. country is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led military to overthrow longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir last year. A military-civilian government is now in power.

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city of Kassala is around 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Footage circulated online showed dozens of people clashing in streets and burned houses sending thick clouds of heavy black smoke to air.

In an dress to nation, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, he of ruling sovereign council, said on Sunday military and or security agencies would act decisively “to secure country, lives and property.”

“We all would stand united against plotters who are enemies of people ... and enemies of people’s glorious revolution,” Burhan said. He was apparently referring to Islamists and those allied with regime of former regime of al-Bashir.

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violence came as authorities struggle to fight coronavirus pandemic. Sudan’s health care system has been weakened by deces of war and sanctions. country of 43 million people has at least 1,164 confirmed cases including 64 deaths.

Tensions between Bani Amer and Nuba tribes — mainly over water but also or resources — started in May last year eastern city of al-Qarif, where seven people were killed. fighting was renewed again in August in Red Sea city of Port Sudan, killing over three dozen people.

Last week, tribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs in province of South Darfur left at least 30 people de and a dozen wounded, authorities said.

A key priority of Sudan’s military-civilian government has been ending insurgencies in Sudan’s far-flung provinces in order to slash military spending, which takes up much of national budget. Rebel groups have for months engaged in talks with transitional authorities to establish peace.

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