"African Union /United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has long been criticized for it's silence as Darfur's civilian populations are attacked. So it was unusual when yesterday, head of the mission,  Ibrahim Gambari released a statement expressing  "deeply concerned over recent air strikes in South Darfur, saying  that the "belligerents have a moral responsibility and obligation to respect humanitarian law and the rights of the innocent caught in the violence".