United Nations Radio

General Martin Luther Agwai, the Force Commander of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Friday visited the North Darfur town of Umm Barru to assess the situation there.

UNAMID peacekeeper

This follows the recent deadly clashes between Sudanese Government forces and members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).

During his visit, General Agwai met with the Mission's military and police personnel deployed in the area.

General Agwai was briefed on the general security situation in the area following the fighting last month.

He also discussed with civilians who moved to the vicinity of the UNAMID camp site near Umm Barru as a result of the clashes.

Diane Bailey, United Nations.

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