Clashes between two communities in eastern Chad have killed at least 42 people. The Public Security Ministry reported this on Thursday, explaining that the desert region of the vast Sahel country is often hit by land disputes.
He said in a statement that the fighting led to the arrest of 175 people at the scene, where “a large part” of the village of Tileguey in Ouaddai province was “set on fire by armed men.”
“The situation is under control, but I’m trying to reconcile the different parties,” Public Security Minister General Mahamat Charfadine Margui told AFP.
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The minister was at the site of the fighting, heading a delegation of government and army members to help shed light on the incident.
The ministry however did not say exactly who was involved in the fighting or how long it went on, but the area regularly sees clashes between sedentary farmers and nomadic breeders, or other groups, over land.
