A United Nations observer team reported that non-Arab villages were singled out, while Arab villages were left untouched: The 23 Fur villages in the Shattaya Administrative Unit have been completely depopulated, looted and burnt to the ground (the team observed several such sites driving through the area for two days).
Et observatørteam fra FN rapporterede at kun ikke-arabiske landsbyer blev udsat for angreb mens de arabiske landsbyer forblev urørt: De 34 Fur-landsbyer i Shattaya (administrativ enhed) er blevet fuldstændigt affolkede, plyndret og brændt ned til grunden (teamet observerede det samme flere andre steder da de kørte gennem området i to dage).