26 January 2011 - Two UNAMID patrols from the Mission’s Graida team site, located 100 kilometers south of Nyala, South Darfur, were denied access yesterday by Sudanese Government Forces at two different check points.
The first team was travelling to Assafaya Sufa, situated 32 km northwest of Graida, when it was prevented to enter the village at a Government check point. Negotiations with the Military officers were not successful and the patrol returned safely to its base. A similar restriction affected another patrol en route to Dito village, located 41 km northeast of Graida.
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