FILE- A picture shows the South Darfur village of Hamada, north of the region's capital town Nyala. AFP
Fighting erupted between the Salamat and Beni Halba tribes at the end of May southwest of South Darfur's capital Nyala in the Kabum locality, a region dominated by tribes that make their living from livestock.
"The conflict began when one group set fire to pasture grass, sparking confrontations that killed a herder. The armed clashes have since escalated between the two tribes," a Kabum community leader, Adel Ibrahim, told AFP.
The Salamat and Beni Halba tribes both support and have members in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which controls the area, in the RSF's long-running war against the Sudanese military.
The Darfur region has witnessed similar conflicts in past decades, many of which have resulted in large numbers of dead and displaced.
The latest tribal fighting comes at a time when the RSF is experiencing defections by field commanders who have joined the Sudanese army.
Now in its fourth year, the war has killed 200,000 people by some estimates and displaced upwards of 11 million more, while thrusting several areas of Sudan into hunger and famine.
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