In a desert region of the vast Sahel country often hit by land disputes.
Communal clashes have killed at least 42 people, the Public Security Ministry said on Thursday,
Although there was no information on the cause of the fighting, how long it lasted or between who the clash was. The area is however known for incessant clashes between sedentary farmers and nomadic breeders, or other groups, over land.
It was however mentioned in the 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”.
Public Security Minister, General Mahamat Charfadine Margui told AFP in a telephone message that the situation is under control while he is trying to reconcile the different parties,”
The minister who was at the site of the fighting, heading a delegation of government and army members aimed at “shedding full light” on the incident.
In eastern and southern Chad, where many residents are armed, clashes frequently break out as farmers accuse herders of allowing animals to graze on their land or trample on crops
