Sudan: Shooting, Bombing, Displacement Continue Near UN Camp in South Darfur

4 February 2009

Weapons fire, aerial bombing and armed patrols were observed throughout the day near a major camp of the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID), as civilians fled fighting in the southern part of the violence-torn region of Sudan.

UNAMID's personnel said that in addition to ongoing fire that could be heard, Sudanese Government forces were allegedly observed conducting patrols around the town, approximately 500 metres from the UNAMID camp in the town of Muhajeria.

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