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05 Aug 10 - Security situation update
UNAMID forces continue to conduct intensified patrols in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur, where the situation remains tense following violence over the weekend. Sporadic shooting was heard yesterday evening. Aid groups still await permission to enter the camp. Many of…
29 Jul 10 - Security situation update
29 July 2010 - Three people reported to be supporters or members of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), which recently signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of the Sudan authorities in Doha, were killed yesterday in Hamadiya Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Zalingei, West…
27 Jul 10 - Security situation update
27 July 2010 - Two aid workers from the German government’s disaster relief organization, Technisches Hilfswerk (THW), have been released after 35 days in captivity. They were picked up safely today near Kabkabiya, North Darfur, by a UNAMID helicopter and taken to Nyala, South Darfur. Both are…
26 Jul 10 - Security situation update
26 July 2010 - The situation in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp is calm but remains tense following events on 24 July when gunmen identifying themselves as members of the Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid faction (SLA-AW) began shooting indiscriminately, protesting the involvement of…
Security Council press statement on Kabul Conference
NEW YORK - The following Security Council press statement on Afghanistan was read out today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu ( Nigeria): The members of the Security Council heard a briefing from the Secretary-General on his visit to Afghanistan for the Kabul International Conference. The members of…
22 Jul 10 - Security situation update
22 July 2010 - UNAMID's team site in Malha, located 175 northeast of El Fasher, reports of armed non-Governmental forces forces in North Darfur. The troops, on board as many as 80 vehicles, were seen in the areas of Umbayada, Marega and Wadi Osher villages, 95 km east, 59 km east and 37 km south of…
14 July 2010 security situation update
14 July 2010 - In North Darfur, yesterday, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) clashed with Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) fighters near the Adola Mountains and near Kuma, 110 km southwest and 80 km northwest of Um Kadada, respectively. The number of possible casualties has yet to be determined. UNAMID…