"We fear that when it comes to rebuilding the country - like schools and hospitals - people will fight over things along tribal lines."

It is a conflict along ethnic and tribal lines that began in 2003.

But he won the election that year with only 37 percent of the vote, largely because the opposition was split along tribal lines.

According to tradition, the Greeks structured military units along tribal lines.

A society that doesn't debate issues will, when presented with political opportunity, often split along ethnic or tribal lines, she said.

It is probable, he said, that new political parties will form along tribal lines, a common fear expressed by African opponents of the idea.

The opposition is deeply split along regional and tribal lines.

The Albanian people split along religious and tribal lines after the prince's departure.

He won the 1992 contest with about 37 percent of the vote, mostly because his opponents were splintered along tribal lines.

He saw himself as a white man in Africa, here to set right the wrongs of his tribal line.