Khartoum - (AFP) Tribal clashes in Darfur have claimed the lives of at least seven people in this vast and turbulent region in western Sudan , according to the official Sudan News Agency.

Clashes took place between Arab tribes of pastoralists and other African tribes in a village near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, according to eyewitnesses.

The reasons for these confrontations could not be determined immediately.

"A group of shepherds riding camels and motorbikes began attacking the village of Amori, and the village was burned, four citizens were killed and three others were wounded," as well as two other people who were killed on Wednesday and Thursday, the Sudan News Agency reported, quoting the South Darfur State Security Committee.

After that, another person was also killed in these confrontations, which spread to neighboring villages, whose shops were looted and partially burned, according to the same source.

A medical source confirmed to AFP that 20 wounded patients had been transferred to Nyala Hospital.

Tribal clashes are recurring in the Darfur region, which has been witnessing a state of instability since 2003 as a result of the conflict that began after armed groups belonging to African minorities took up arms against the Arab-backed Khartoum government, claiming that the region was marginalized politically and economically.

According to the United Nations, the conflict has left 300,000 dead and 2.5 million people displaced.

And the frequency of tribal conflicts increased after the coup of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the army commander, against the civilian government that took power after the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir in 2019.