HUDO Centre Date: 27th November 2023 No.: H.K/PS/36/023 PRESS STATEMENT THE RE-OCCURRENCE OF TRIBAL CONFLICT IN GADEIR LOCALITY, SUDAN The conflict between Hawazma and other tribes in Gadeir locality flared up again in November2023. This happened during the nomadic (Hawazma’s) seasonal movements in search for pasture and water. Many people were killed and others injured but the authorities did not intervene. On 31st October 2023, a group of Hawazma nomads in their seasonal journey from north to south through the established western path, shot at two civilians on a motorbike. As a result, one died and the other one survived and fled back to his nearby village of Umdehaileeb. Thereafter, the residents of Umdehaileeb formed an armed rescue group/team that confronted the armed nomads and forced them to go back to Abu-Jibaiha. On 1st November 2023, the nomads equipped themselves with better weapons, moved on motorbikes and with more fighters. However, this time they used the eastern path which was already objected to by the residents, community leaders and the security committee in South Kordufan state. The security committee was informed because the route passes through cultivation areas (farms) and it will trigger the conflict between the nomads and farmers (cultivators). The nomads were obstructed by residents of Kologi at Haboob area which resulted in fights and ten (10) people were killed and eighteen (18) got injured especially the Kologi residents while seven (7) nomads were killed and six (6) others were injured. The nomads also burnt down villages of Um-Hassaan and Haboob. On 2nd November 2023, the nomads attacked two villages (Al-Rejaila and Al-Lemonaya villages). As a result, twelve (12) people were killed and twenty-two (22) were injured including children and females. Most of the injured people of Kologi were treated from Kologi hospital while the injured people from Hawazma tribe were treated from Abu-Jibaiha hospital and some from both conflict sides were received by Talodi hospital. Gadier locality is in South Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains. Kologi is the main town of Gadeir locality. The mentioned villages are in Gadeir locality and their locations as: Umdehaileeb, Haboob, Um-