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An Arab tribe in Sudan's Darfur said it had killed 100 members of a rival group, adding to a mounting toll from an upsurge in violence this year.
The incident reflects the altered dynamics of a decade-old conflict in which, observers say, the government can no longer control its former Arab tribal allies known as janjaweed.

With the situation changing, the United Nations Security Council called for a review of the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
"We lost 28 of our men and we killed 100 from the other side," said Ahmed Khiri, a Misseriya tribal leader. He was referring to fighting with the Salamat tribe outside Garsila town in western Darfur on Monday.
Khiri said 17 more Misseriya fighters were wounded and there was a threat of further violence.
"Troops from both sides are gathering in different areas," he said.
Non-Arabs in Darfur rose up 10 years ago against what they saw as the domination of Sudan's power and wealth by Arab elites. In response, the government-backed janjaweed militia carried out atrocities against them. But analysts have warned since 2010 that relations were souring between Khartoum and the Arab tribes it armed to fight the insurgency.
Inter-ethnic fighting, more than government-rebel clashes, has been the major source of violence in Darfur this year, where an estimated 300,000 people were displaced in the first five months alone, UNAMID says. That is more than in the previous two years combined.
Sudan's economy has deteriorated since 2011 after most of its export earnings disappeared when South Sudan separated, taking with it the bulk of the country's oil production.
Although the exact causes of the latest violence are not clear, observers say the crisis-hit government generally has less money for the militias. "Now they have taken things into their own hands," a Sudan analyst said.
Tribal disputes have been driven by conflict over resources including land, water and mineral rights, observers say.
A UN panel of experts reported in February that Darfur had seen "some incidents in which former members of government militias have forcibly expressed their discontent with the current government, especially against the backdrop of rising inflation and unemployment".
The Security Council has ordered Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to review the operation of UNAMID. The mission has faced worsening attacks against its own members.


Arab tribal infighting in Darfur leaves 128 dead

Representatives of the government of Sudan, left, and leaders of Abbala and Beni Hussein tribes. Photo: AP

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An Arab tribe in Sudan's Darfur said it had killed 100 members of a rival group, adding to a mounting toll from an upsurge in violence this year. The incident reflects the altered dynamics of a decade-old conflict in which, observers say, the government can no longer control its former Arab tribal allies known as janjaweed.
