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Type
Counter-Insurgency
Category
Sectarian Violence
Tracking number
20090817000042SWC920071
Region
RC EAST
Reporting unit
TEARLINE
Attack on
ENEMY
MGRS
42SWC920071
Originator group
ISAF HQ
Updated by group
ISAF HQ
Affiliation
ENEMY
Dcolor
RED
Classification
SECRET
(THREAT REPORT) ATTACK THREAT RPT Jaberi
2009-08-17 00:00:00
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CONFLICT BETWEEN TRIBES IN SABARI Organization(s) Involved: BAL KHEYL TRIBE,BUKR KHEYL TRIBE,MONGOL TRIBE,SABARI TRIBE 10 SEP 2009, CJTF-82 CJ2X DAILY ROLL-UP, NSI DIIR-BIR-0640-09 1. (S//REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) AS OF 17 AUGUST 2009, THE SABARI TRIBE WAS ENGAGED IN CONFLICT WITH THREE DIFFERENT TRIBES IN SABARI DISTRICT //MGRS: 42SWC920071//, KHOWST PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. THE DISPUTE, WHICH DATES BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS, WAS STILL ACTIVE AND WAS CENTERED PRIMARILY AROUND MOUNTANIOUS AREAS THAT CERTAIN TRIBES HAVE CONTROL OVER, GIVING THEM FREE ACCESS TO WOOD AND OTHER NATURAL REPORTS. 2. (S//REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) THERE ARE THREE MOUNTAINS //CNA// IN SABARI DISTRICT, KHOWST PROVINCE. EACH MOUNTAIN IS CONTROLLED BY THREE DIFFERENT TRIBES. THE BAL KHEYL TRIBE CONTROLS THE TARAI MOUNTAINS AND PART OF THE ZAMBAR MOUNTAINS. THE MONGAL TRIBE CONTROLS THE ZAMBAR MOUNTAINS. THE BUKR KHEYL TRIBE CONTROLS THE SEREFUL MOUNTAINS. THE SABARI TRIBE DOES NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER ANY MOUNTAIN RANGE. THE SABARI TRIBE IS POSITIONED ON FLAT LAND IN SABARI DISTRICT. 3. (S//REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME IN APPROXIMATELY 2004, THE GOVERNOR OF KHOWST PROVINCE, HAKIM ((TURNIWAL)) OF THE TARNAI TRIBE, ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR OF GARDEZ PROVINCE, GULAB ((MONGAL)) OF THE MONGAL TRIBE, TRIED TO MEDIATE A RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE THREE TRIBES BY DIVIDING THE LAND FAIRLY. THE NEGOTIATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE ARE NO AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL POLICE OR AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL ARMY SOLDIERS ASSIGNED OR PRESENT IN ANY OF THE THREE MOUNTAINS. FURTHERMORE, THE SABARI TRIBAL MEMBERS DO NOT SEEK RESOLUTION FROM THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL POLICE; THEY ARE PERCEIVED BY VILLAGERS AS INEFFECTIVE. THE TALIBAN IS NOT INVOLVED IN RESOLVING THE LONG-STANDING DISPUTE. VILLAGE AND TRIBAL ELDERS ARE ALSO NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE RESOLUTIONS BETWEEN THE THREE TRIBES OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS LAND. 4. (S//REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) FIGHTING BETWEEN THE SABARI TRIBE AND THE OTHER THREE TRIBES TAKES PLACE ON A DAILY BASIS. SINCE THE SABARI TRIBE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAINS, THEY ARE FORCED TO ENTER THE MOUNTAINS SECRETLY AND ARMED IN AN EFFORT TO RETRIEVE WOOD. WOOD FROM THE TREES IN THE MOUNTAINS IS CRUCIAL. IT SERVES THE BASIC NEEDS OF MAINTAINING A HOUSEHOLD, BUT CAN ALSO BE SOLD FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT IN THE LOCAL BAZAARS. 5. (S//REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) HUNDREDS OF SABARI TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE CONFLICT SURROUNDING THE MOUNTAINS AND THE WOOD. THE VILLAGERS OF SABARI DISTRICT USED TO CONDUCT ARMED NIGHT PATROLS TO SMUGGLE THE WOOD OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS. AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME IN 2004, THEY WERE FORCED TO STOP PATROLLING AT NIGHT OUT OF FEAR OF BEING ARRESTED BY COALTION FORCES OR BEING KILLED BY THE TALIBAN. (REPORTS COMMENT-THE PEOPLE HAVE A PROVERB FOR THE SITUATION IN THEIR AREA. THE WISE PEOPLE SAY WITHOUT THE AMERICANS THERE IS NO JUSTICE, WITHOUT THE PAKISTAN PEOPLE THERE WOULD BE NO BRIBES, AND WITHOUT THE AFGHANISTAN PEOPLE THERE WOULD BE NO OPPRESSION.) 6. (S//REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) AS OF AUGUST 2009, TWO OR THREE ARMED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SABARI TRIBE GO INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON A DAILY BASIS TO SMUGGLE WOOD. THEY FACE THE SECURITY OF TEH OPPOSING TRIBE AND CAN EXPECT TO BE WOUNDED OR KILLED IF FOUND STEALING. THE MOST BRUTAL ENEMY OF THE SABARI TRIBE IS THE MONGAL TRIBE. THEY KILL WITHOUT HESITATION. THE MONGAL TRIBE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF TALAH KALAY VILLAGE //MGRS: 42SWC8427011399//, SABARI DISTRICT, KHOWST PROVINCE AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME IN 2007. THEY LAUNCHED ROCKETS AND ARTILLERY AT THE VILLAGE AND DAMAGED THE VILLAGE SCHOOL //CNA//. IN ADDITION, NINE SABARI TRIBAL MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACK. THE MONGAL TRIBE IS KNOWN FOR USING HEAVY WEAPONRY.