Khartoum, June 29, 2021, SPA -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation, in Darfur, Sudan, announced ending its mission in the country. The decision was, in accordance with the UN Security Council, relevant to ending the mission's mandate, in September 2020 and to permanently get out of the country by June 30, 2021. Consequently, as many as 14 field sites will be closed, returning equipment of the police and military units, to the contributing states, in addition to returning as many as 6000 of the mission's 7000 personnel. --SPA 21:14 LOCAL TIME 18:14 GMT 0044 www.spa.gov.sa/w1578552