Conflict between the Wardey and Oromo communities

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Pastoralists water their livestock in Mandera: Clan clashes in the region are adding to the plight of those displaced by recent flooding

NAIROBI, 17 October 2008 (IRIN) - At least two people have been killed and scores wounded amid fresh inter-clan fighting in the northeastern region of Mandera, a month after clashes there over water displaced hundreds.

"Fighting broke out on 16 October between members of the Garre and Murule clans over land that people displaced by flooding in Mandera town had settled on temporarily," Titus Mung'ou, a Kenya Red Cross Communications Officer, said.

At least 10,000 people have been displaced after heavy rains this week in the region and in parts of neighboring southern Somalia.

On 15 October a herdsman was killed in the neighboring district of Tana River, "in what is believed to be a recurrence of conflict between the Wardey and Oromo communities" in the region, said the KRCS. Full report
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