28 July 2008 -- "The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has carried out 33 confidence building patrols, 5 night patrols, 13 patrols escorting women who carry firewood and 16 escorts of humanitarian assistance over the past 24 hours," announced the Secretary-General's spokeswoman in NY, Michele Montas at her daily press briefing.

Regarding the reported recent bombings in North Darfur, allegedly conducted by the Government of Sudan against the positions of Minni Minawi’s Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), UNAMID Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai reiterated the need to verify the reports and suggested that a joint team composed of military, police, human rights and civil affairs officers and other stakeholders should be set up as soon as possible to fly to the areas to investigate, as the roads are impassable during the current rainy season.

(Comments by Michele Montas, the Spokeswoman for the United Nations Secretary-General)