HUDO Centre More information Abu-Jibaiha is a capital city of Abu-Jibaiha locality in the eastern region of Nuba Mountains/ South Kordufan State. Jabarouna is a neighbourhood in the west end of Abu-Jibaiha town and mostly inhabited by pastoralists from Kenana and Hawazma tribes. The two tribes have been living together in peace despite the differences/conflicts between their tribes. The trigger of this tribal conflict predates back to January 2020 at Elhemaid area (between Kologi and AbuJibaiha towns).The conflict was between Dar Ali-tribe/ Hawazma and Kenana tribes and later it involved other neighbouring tribes like Kawahla-tribe, Lougan-tribe and Kao-Nyaro against Dar Ali/ Hawazma. Initially, the two tribes were armed by the former regime (of Al-Bishir) as part of the Popular Defense Force (PDF). Since the conflict started in January 2020, many people have been killed within the eastern region of South Kordufan where the two tribal people target each other. For instance in Abu-Jibaiha:   On 26thJuly 2021, Mr. Bahaa-Eldein Hasabu Hamad together with his brother Mr. Eltayeb and other two farmers were shot at. The victims were at their agricultural scheme located between Abu-Jibaiha and Elrahmania when five (5) armed people attacked and shot at them. As a result, Mr. Bahaa-Eldein died while the other three sustained injuries. The injured people recognized some of the attackers as Hawazma people and reported/ filed the case at Abu-Jibaiha police but no action was taken by police. Note: This Eltayeb is the same who was killed on 2nd December 2021 (reported in this incident and his name was mentioned among Kenana people who were killed). On 22nd October 2021, armed people dressed in RSF and PDF uniform attacked Attur village in AbuJibaiha locality (inhabited by Kenana tribe), and they killed Abduelgawi Ismail, Elhaj Mohammed Hussein, Ibrahim Musa Abduelgawi and Abdu Kororo. Kenana people/ tribe accused Hawazma people/tribe to be behind the incident and filed a case against them at Abu-Jibaiha police but no assailant was apprehended. The affected rights: Right to life and safety; rule of law   Articles (44 & 48)Sudan Transition Constitutional Document 2019 Articles (6 & 26)International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights read with articles (3 &7) in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights