13 December 2010 - Following attacks carried out on 10 and 11 December by Sudanese Armed Forces on Khor Abeche village, located 80km northeast of Nyala, South Darfur, a UNAMID integrated assessment team travelled to the locality today with food and non-food items provided by several humanitarian actors and will later report on its findings.

The two incidents in the village resulted in two civilians dead and 24 wounded. Four of the casualties remain at UNAMID's level I clinic in Khor Abeche.

At present, approximately 600 of those affected are in front of UNAMID's team site where the Mission is providing them with temporary humanitarian assistance.

Today, UNAMID peacekeepers conducted patrols to the village and observed Sudan Liberation Army / Minni Minawi combatants in the general area. The current security situation in Khor Abeche is improving, but remains tense.