13.01.2008 - Source: UN Mission in Sudan

Members of Salamat ethnic group killed by members of Habaniya ethnic group ("UNMIS Media Monitoring Report, 13 January 2008") [ID 24200]

"The Salamat tribe in Darfur said that eight of its tribesmen have been killed by the Habania tribe on Friday at al Suntta-al Firdos road in South Darfur State."

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24.12.2007 - Source: UN Security Council

Darfur: Clashes between Salamat and Habaniya inflict heavy casualties on both sides ("Report of the Secretary-General on the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur [S/2007/759]") [ID 24201]

"In the last two weeks of August, armed clashes between the Salamat and Habaniya tribes south of Wed Ajam, Southern Darfur, inflicted heavy causalities on both sides."

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26.11.2007 - Source: International Crisis Group

Information on conflict between Salamat and Habaniya in Darfur ("Darfur's New Security Reality") [ID 24202]

"Salamat militias have recently clashed with the Habaniya; more than twenty Salamat were killed during ten days of fighting.

Over the past decade, the Salamat have asked the government to give them a Nizara in Darfur but they have not met the criteria.

Now they are fighting the Habaniya, possibly to acquire an administrative unit in Dar Habaniya.

The Habaniya want the Salamat off the land altogether and, with the Beni Halba tribal militias (fursan), have destroyed their villages and wells to ensure that they cannot return.

Similar fighting occurred in September and October 2006 in the areas of Muhajeria, Yasin and Labado, which are all claimed by Minni Minnawi's group as "liberated".

Now the Abbala in general and the Salamat in particular are not welcome to stay in Dar Beni Halba and Habaniya."

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24.10.2007 - Source: UN Mission in Sudan

Dozens killed in clashes between Salamat and Habaniya ("UNMIS News Bulletin (24 October 2007)") [ID 24203]

"Tribal clashes in an area near Buram in South Darfur have resulted in the killing of 75 people and injuring others.

UNMIS said in a news bulletin yesterday said the Salamat tribe attacked on Monday last week the Habania tribe in Samaseen area west of Buram and other two areas near Shurab south-east Buram.

According to unconfirmed reports the 75 people who have been killed are from the Habania.

From the Salamat 6 people were killed and 12 injured.

The attack came as a retaliation of an earlier one by the Habania against the Salamat in Manzoula villager south-west Nyala."

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