As rebels have been routed from towns such as Songo, Masiaka, and Port Loko, there have been reports of rebels committing abuses as they flee. Although there has been some fighting in the Kenema area, plans for two new IDP camps in Kenema are still going ahead, although slowly due to lack of resources. Guinean troops continue to hold their positions in areas outside of Kambia where IDPs are concentrated. There are reports that the road to Kambia and Guinea had been opened, but only for military convoys. The situation in Kambia is still insecure, so aid agencies have not yet returned to the area.
Rebels continue to sporadically make incursions across the border into Guinea.
The formal economy has been virtually destroyed, leaving people with little access to commercial markets for basic commodities and the government little revenue to offer basic services. Lack of access to certain areas within Sierra Leone continues to be the major problem facing aid agencies. The limited information available about these areas indicates desperate conditions, including reports of starvation. The living conditions of most people throughout Sierra Leone remain precarious. Persistent insecurity continues to limit and interrupt humanitarian access and activities even in the government-held part of the country.