US EditionAfrica: Chairperson of the AU Commission (AUC) Strongly Condemns Deadly Drone Attack On Peacekeeping Base in Kadugli, Sudan
Six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers were killed and eight wounded in a drone strike amid Sudan's two-year conflict, with the Rapid Support Force militia blamed by Sudanese military.
- On Saturday, a drone attack hit UNISFA's logistics base in Kadugli, Kordofan state, killing six UN soldiers, all Bangladeshi peacekeepers.
- The war in Sudan is over two years old, and the Sudanese military blamed the Rapid Support Force , while officials accused the United Arab Emirates of fueling the conflict.
- UNISFA officials said the nine injured were evacuated from Kadugli to Abyei for treatment at UNISFA hospital, protection was reinforced at the Kadugli logistics base, and nearly 4,000 military and police personnel serve under a recently extended mandate.
- Major General Robert Yaw Affram, Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, visited Kadugli on Monday after the attack, while a ceremony in Abyei formally marked the fallen being escorted back to Bangladesh.
- Reports that the UAE armed the RSF show external backing with British equipment, while RSF denied the air attack on Telegram and observers warned killings may become war crimes without accountability.
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Six peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone strike mourned at UN ceremony in Kadugli
United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan mourned six of their own on Monday at a ceremony in Kadugli. The fallen peacekeepers were killed in a drone strike on their base in the central Kordofan region.
Africa: Chairperson of the AU Commission (AUC) Strongly Condemns Deadly Drone Attack On Peacekeeping Base in Kadugli, Sudan
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, strongly condemns the deadly drone attack targeting the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) logistics peacekeeping base in Kadugli, Sudan, which resulted in the loss of lives and injuries among Bangladeshi peacekeeping personnel. This reprehensible act constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law and an attack on efforts to promote…
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A drone attack killed six UN soldiers in Sudan. The Sudanese military blamed the attack on the Rapid Support Force (RSF), a UAE-backed Arab supremacist militia accused of genocide. The strike wounded eight other troops in the city of Kadugli in Kordofan state. All casualties were Bangladeshi peacekeepers. The war in Sudan is over two years old. Millions have been killed and displaced. UN chief Antonio Guterres said the attack may be a war crime:…
Drones and heavy weapons in the Abyei region hit a base of peace forces. Eight other wounded military: rescue operations and medical. Guterres: "alarming" attack and possible war crimes. Dhaka has been working on peace missions since 1988, with an excellent reputation.
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