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Three killed in new intercommunal clashes in eastern Chad over water access
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Three people were killed and ten injured in new intercommunal clashes in eastern Chad on Monday, stemming from tensions over water resources. This follows earlier clashes on Saturday that resulted in 42 deaths, which also arose from a dispute over a water well between the Tama and Zaghawa communities in the Guéréda sub-prefecture, Wadi Fira province, near the Sudanese border. Brahim Issa Galmaye, the state representative in the province, confirmed the latest casualties. Chad frequently experiences intercommunal violence, particularly in rural areas, where conflicts over land, livestock, and water access can turn deadly. The recent clashes occurred in a different rural location within the Guéréda sub-prefecture. Despite Sunday's statement from Limane Mahamat, Deputy Prime Minister for Territorial Administration and Decentralization, that the situation was under control, the violence continued. Several ministers, local officials, and the army chief of staff had been dispatched to the area on Sunday. For several years, eastern Chad, a transhumance zone bordering war-torn Sudan, has seen conflicts between sedentary indigenous farmers and nomadic Arab herders. Last November, at least 33 people died in intercommunal clashes in Hadjer-Lamis province, central Chad, also due to a dispute over a water well. According to International Crisis Group, agro-pastoral conflicts caused over 1,000 deaths and 2,000 injuries between 2021 and 2024.
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