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Casualties in Recent Resource-Based Clashes
Comparative casualty numbers from recent resource-based conflicts in Chad.
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Chad water well dispute escalates leaving at least 42 dead
3 hours agoBasillioh RukangaGetty ImagesThere are frequently disputes over access to water in ChadAt least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water well, officials say.The conflict in Wadi Fira province, initially between two families, is said to have escalated into a cycle of reprisal attacks that spread over a wide area, with villages burned down.Chadian authorities said on Sunday that a delegation led by deputy Prime Minister Limane Mahamat had been sent to the area and the situation had been brought under control.Deadly communal clashes are common in the central African nation, with a long-running pattern of disputes between farmers and herders, as well as ethnic tensions.The clashes are often triggered by competition over water and grazing land.The arrival of refugees fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Sudan in recent months has further raised tensions over resources and security.On Sunday, the deputy prime minister said the government was taking all necessary measures to prevent the conflict in Sudan from destabilising the border area.Communal clashes in Chad have led to the death of hundreds of people in recent years, including 33 killed in November over a disputed well in Dibebe, in the south-west.According to the International Crisis Group think-tank, 1,000 people were killed and 2,000 injured in about 100 clashes between 2021 and 2024.Rights Group Amnesty International last year said it had documented seven episodes of herder-farmer violence between 2022 and 2024, resulting in 98 deaths.It said the clashes were driven by climate change and other issues, and that despite the recurring violence, authorities had failed to adequately protect the population.Amnesty said responses by security forces were often delayed and perpetrators were not being held to account "fuelling a sense of impunity and marginalisation within communities".More about Chad from the BBC:Getty Images/BBCBBC Africa podcasts
At least 42 people killed in eastern Chad during clashes over water ...
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad after a clash between two families over a water point escalated into a cycle of reprisals, the country’s deputy prime minister said late Sunday.Limane Mahamat said during a visit to the village of Igote, in the Wadi Fira province, near the border with Sudan, where the clashes occurred on Saturday, that 42 people were killed and 10 wounded. He said those injured were evacuated to the provincial health center.Mahamat said the cycle of reprisals had spread over a fairly large area, prompting an intervention by the army. He said the “swift response” by the military helped contain the clashes and that the situation is now “under control.”The deputy prime minister announced the launch of a ‘customary mediation’ process in the village and of judicial proceedings to determine criminal responsibility. Intercommunal clashes over resources are common in the Central African country. Last year, clashes between farmers and herders in southwestern Chad left 42 people dead and several homes burned.Mahamat said the government will take “all necessary measures” to prevent a destabilization of the border area, where the clashes took place. 6 MIN READ 2 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Chad’s eastern provinces have for several months been hosting refugees fleeing the war in Sudan and are facing increasing pressure on resources and security. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have poured across the border into Chad since the conflict began. In February, Chad closed its border with Sudan “until further notice,” calling it an attempt to limit the spread of conflict into its territory after multiple crossings by fighters with the warring Sudanese factions.The war in Sudan has killed more than 40,000 people, according to United Nations figures, but aid groups say the true number could be many times higher.The conflict has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with over 14 million people forced to flee their homes. It also has fueled disease outbreaks and pushed parts of Sudan into famine.
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