They have extensive tribal connections with northern Mauritanian tribes.

Therefore, they had observed all the rites as Hindus in every aspect of lives without dismantling their tribal connections.

A senior American military official wrote in an e-mail message that the fighters enter through old smuggling routes that follow tribal connections.

What I do know are his tribal connections here and his family connections here.

The tribal and family connections are binding, and it's very tough to get inside them.

The race to be slightly famous is on, and it's being fueled by the social and tribal connections permitted by the net.

There are "can-do" warlords with strong tribal connections.

This now mainly Bedouin army was fiercely loyal to him, due to tribal connections.

He cited strong tribal connections between the countries, however, and noted the vast desert areas on either side of the 300-mile border.

It has always been that way here, where many Pakistanis have a tribal and ethnic connection to Afghanistan.