Attacks on Bangladeshi peacekeepers in southern Sudan may amount to war crimes: UN chief
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\nThe UN chief on Sunday strongly denounced the killing of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and the injuring of eight others in southern Sudan, saying that these acts may constitute war crimes, Anadolu Agency reported.<\/p>\n
Guterres also extended his condolences to the families of the fallen peacekeepers and the government and people of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Bangladesh\u2019s interim government head Muhammad Yunus condemned the Saturday attack as a serious crime against \u201cinternational peace and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The official statement by Yunus said the six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight injured in “a drone attack by terrorists\u201d on a UN base in Abyei, southern Sudan.<\/p>\n
Yunus expressed shock over the incident, saying: \u201cThe United Nations has already been requested to take urgent measures to ensure the highest level of medical treatment and necessary assistance to the injured peacekeepers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The attacks took place amid the long-running conflict between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary rebels, which began in April 2023 and has killed thousands in Sudan and displaced millions.<\/p>\n
Sudan\u2019s army blamed the attack on the RSF, saying it \u201cclearly reveals the subversive approach of the rebel militia and those behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was no immediate comment from the RSF.<\/p>\n
The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) peacekeeping mission was deployed in 2011.<\/p>\n
The oil-rich Abyei Administrative Area is administered by Sudan and the neighboring nation of South Sudan \u2013 which declared independence in 2011 \u2013 with both claiming stakes and having been embroiled in conflict for years.<\/p>\n
The mission mandate was renewed last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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