Sudan: 'Buffer Forces' to Separate Ethnic Groups

The country plans to deploy buffer forces to separate two ethnic groups after clashes in the border areas between East Darfur State and South Kordofan killed at least 50 people and injured more than 20.

Displaced by ethnic clashes (file photo): Conflict between the Rezeigat and Messeriya tribes erupted in the border town of Abu Bashar between South Kordofan and East Darfur.

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