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Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 - The Sudanese army clashed with tribal militiamen in Port Sudan late Monday, witnesses said, the first fighting in the strategic coastal city in more than five months of war.

Clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and a tribal militia in the city of Port Sudan. The city is home to the country's only logistics centre. The conflict has been raging since the beginning of the year. It has claimed the lives of more than 7,000 people since the start of the conflict in March. The UN says it is trying to find a way to resolve the conflict without causing further damage to the region. The U.N. has called on the international community to help resolve the crisis.

The Sudanese army found itself engaged in a fierce confrontation with tribal militiamen in the heart of Port Sudan on Monday night.

Clashes broke out Monday evening between the Sudanese army and a tribal militia in Port Sudan (east), a city which had until now been spared from the war that has been raging for five months in Sudan, according to witnesses.

A witness in Port Sudan said there had been "an exchange of gunfire between the army and a militia led by Sheba Darar", a leader from the local Beja tribe, in the center of the Red Sea city, AFP reported.