14 March 2011 - A UNAMID patrol which set off yesterday to villages approximately 35 km north of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, has reported that Korofola and Hashaba villages were largely deserted. The team also found a UXO (unexploded ordnance) in Tukumare village, which has been marked for disposal by a UN mine action team. 

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