Tribal clashes over agricultural land in central Iraq have killed eight people and injured another nine, a security official in Wasit province told AFP on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The dispute broke out early in the morning in the village of Kheshan between members of a Bedouin tribe, the official said, requesting anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the media.<\/p>\n
“Eight people were killed and another nine injured,” the official said, adding they were all involved in the fighting.<\/p>\n
Security forces have surrounded the area, though skirmishes have not yet ceased.<\/p>\n
Tribal feuds are common in Iraq, a war-scarred country awash with weapons where petty rows can turn into deadly clashes.<\/p>\n
Tribes wield significant influence and often operate under their own moral and judicial codes, and they possess huge caches of arms.<\/p>\n
Iraq has only recently begun to regain a sense of stability after decades of violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion that ousted long-time ruler Saddam Hussein.<\/p>\n
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