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spontaneous returns: 351 000 IDPs and refugees have returned to villages. There is a committee
for the protection of IDP camps, which has met weekly, and is comprised of representatives of
international agencies, as well as and police and provincial representatives. They have received
no reports on any problems regarding the camps. Joint patrols continue. In one incident in
Kalma Camp, police entered the camp as they were pursuing people who had attacked a police
station and killed two persons despite the fact that they knew that they should not enter the
camp. The criminals were arrested and the police showed great self constraint.
Written information submitted to the group of experts on Darfur on 8 November 2007
The Permanent Mission of the Sudan to the United Nations Office in Geneva, provided a
copy of a Report on the attack on Muhajeria Village on 8 November 2007. The Report was
submitted by HQ Sector 8, African Mission in the Sudan, dated 21 October. The report provides
information relayed by the SLA(M) Humanitarian Assistant officer, Mr Awwad reporting that
militias supported by the Government attacked Muhajeria village on 8 October 2007. The
report’s findings established the following: Thatched structures have been burned and some
shops were looted. Eleven SLA/MM combatants and 48 civilians died while 28 combatants and
22 civilians were seriously wounded. Militias reported that 11 men were killed, 21 wounded and
5 were still missing. The report indicates that these figures could not be independently verified
because no graves were shown. No evidence of aerial bombardment and no craters or bomb
castings were seen in the general area where the attack took place, although a white Antonov
aircraft was reported to have been seen flying around the village on 8 October prior to the attack.
The Muhajeria attack was carried out by militias in relation for rustling activities by unknown
groups operating around Muhajeria area. However, there was no evidence that the Government
was involved in this attack. The weapons used by militias which include AK 47, RPG and
mounted guns coupled by the professional manner in which they are employed might have given
the erroneous impression of Government support. However, there was no evidence to prove the
Government’s involvement in the attack on Muhajeria on 8 October 2007. There was also a
suspected collaboration between the SLA/MM and non-signatory factions as one of their
vehicles mounted with a multi-barrel launcher was captured by the militias when SLM/MM
attacked one of their locations. Even though there was an aircraft seen flying over Muhajeria
village prior to the attack, no signs of bombs dropped by any aircraft were found. The attack
caused displacement of civilians.
Information Received from Other Sources on Recommendation 1.1.3
According to UN figures, 2670,000 people had been newly displaced between January and
end of October 2007 with particularly high figures in August, September and October, putting
the total number of displaced at 2.2 million and the total number of people receiving relief
assistance at 4.2 million, nearly two-thirds of Darfur’s population. Some of Darfur’s IDP camps
could no longer absorb new arrivals.
Assessment of Implementation of Recommendation 1.1.3
Information received indicates that attacks have been continuing and the necessary
measures have not been taken to avert the threat of and prevent attacks on civilians and intervene
to protect populations under attack in all areas under Government control. The Muhajeria
incident as reported by AMIS, other incidents reported under recommendation 1.1.1 as well as
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