02 March 2011 - A UNAMID patrol with the mine action team travelled yesterday to Um Laota village, 35 km southeast of Tawilla, North Darfur, to clear UXOs (unexploded ordnance) found near the village. Later in the Kolge Mountains, 34 km southeast of Tawilla, the team located and marked about 50 bombs for disposal.

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