🔗 Share this article Unmanned Attack on UN Compound in Conflict-Ravaged Sudan Leaves 6 Peacekeepers A drone strike targeted a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six peacekeeping personnel, as stated by a statement. The incident targeted a peacekeeping outpost in the city of Kadugli, found in the central region of Kordofan. Eight other soldiers were injured in the strike. Each of the casualties are Bangladeshi nationals, deployed with the UN interim security force for Abyei (Unisfa). “Attacks against UN personnel may constitute violations of international law under international law,” it was declared, demanding the perpetrators for the “inexcusable” strike to be prosecuted. Army Points Finger at Paramilitary Group The government forces blamed the incident on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a well-known paramilitary group that has been at war with the military for dominance over the country for over 24 months. The strike “demonstrates the destructive nature of the armed faction and its supporters,” the army said in a statement. Context of the Contested Area The oil-rich Abyei is a claimed area between Sudan and its southern neighbor, and the UN mission has been stationed there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Calls for an urgent halt to fighting in Sudan were also issued to allow “a wide-ranging, inclusive and Sudanese-owned peace process” to settle the fighting. Nation Engulfed in Conflict Since 2023 Sudan was thrown into open war in April 2023 when a dispute for control between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the national capital and across the country. The war has killed over 40,000 lives, a number advocates regard as a low estimate. Recent fighting has been concentrated in Kordofan, particularly since fighters seized El Fasher. The conflict has wrecked towns and has been marked by horrors, like widespread sexual violence and ethnic slaughter. These actions have been described as international crimes by the UN and rights groups. The conflict has also created the planet's most severe humanitarian crisis and pushed parts of the country into famine.
A drone strike targeted a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six peacekeeping personnel, as stated by a statement. The incident targeted a peacekeeping outpost in the city of Kadugli, found in the central region of Kordofan. Eight other soldiers were injured in the strike. Each of the casualties are Bangladeshi nationals, deployed with the UN interim security force for Abyei (Unisfa). “Attacks against UN personnel may constitute violations of international law under international law,” it was declared, demanding the perpetrators for the “inexcusable” strike to be prosecuted. Army Points Finger at Paramilitary Group The government forces blamed the incident on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a well-known paramilitary group that has been at war with the military for dominance over the country for over 24 months. The strike “demonstrates the destructive nature of the armed faction and its supporters,” the army said in a statement. Context of the Contested Area The oil-rich Abyei is a claimed area between Sudan and its southern neighbor, and the UN mission has been stationed there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Calls for an urgent halt to fighting in Sudan were also issued to allow “a wide-ranging, inclusive and Sudanese-owned peace process” to settle the fighting. Nation Engulfed in Conflict Since 2023 Sudan was thrown into open war in April 2023 when a dispute for control between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the national capital and across the country. The war has killed over 40,000 lives, a number advocates regard as a low estimate. Recent fighting has been concentrated in Kordofan, particularly since fighters seized El Fasher. The conflict has wrecked towns and has been marked by horrors, like widespread sexual violence and ethnic slaughter. These actions have been described as international crimes by the UN and rights groups. The conflict has also created the planet's most severe humanitarian crisis and pushed parts of the country into famine.