SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Al-Rakoba - The fate of UNAMID's exit and fear of the fragile security situation
Osman al-Sayed calls for the UN and African Union to review the decision to withdrawal its joint peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) until weapons are collected from fugitives including militias and civilians and the return of the displaced and refugees to their villages until their causes of fear have disappeared.
Al-Sayed argues that the presence of UNAMID forces in Darfur provided reassurance for those in the displacement camps and notes that the often found a safe haven in UNAMID headquarters as they sought protection from armed militia attacks.
Thus, the author writes that "the absence of a real alternative for UNAMID forces may create anxiety among the displaced, because they are the most affected communities by the violations of armed militias.”