The fighting raises fears that the ongoing war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which are currently based in the capital, could lead to more violence in remote provinces.
It was unclear whether the tribal clashes were linked to heavy fighting that erupted across the country in mid-April following a power struggle between army commander Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
The delegations of the army and the Rapid Support Forces have been meeting for days, under the auspices of Saudi Arabia and the United States, in the city of Jeddah.
Negotiations between the two sides aim to establish a real truce and allow relief and supplies to arrive, after repeated declarations of a ceasefire failed to stop the fighting, which left millions of people trapped in their homes and areas.
While data from inside Sudan remains unclear, including the death toll, the World Health Organization has revealed that more than 600 people have been killed and more than 5,000 injured.
The International Organization for Migration also revealed that more than 700,000 people have been internally displaced due to the fighting in Sudan, in addition to a large number of people displaced to neighboring countries.
While the United Nations World Food Program on Wednesday expected up to 2.5 million Sudanese to go hungry in the coming months due to the ongoing conflict, bringing the number there to 19 million. people suffering from acute food insecurity.
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