🔗 Share this article Drone Strike on UN Compound in War-Torn Sudan Kills 6 UN Personnel A aerial bombardment targeted a UN logistics base in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, leading to the loss of six peacekeepers, according to a announcement. The attack targeted a peacekeeping outpost in the city of Kadugli, situated in the central region of Kordofan. 8 additional personnel were wounded in the attack. All the those affected are Bangladeshi nationals, part of the UN peacekeeping contingent in Abyei. “Assaults against UN peacekeepers could amount to international crimes under global statutes,” it was declared, urging the perpetrators for the “unjustifiable” attack to be held accountable. Army Blames Fighter Faction The government forces blamed the attack on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a well-known paramilitary group that has been engaged in conflict with the army for control of the country for more than two years. The strike “clearly reveals the subversive approach of the rebel militia and its backers,” the army said in a communication. Context of the Contested Region The oil-rich Abyei is a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, and the peacekeeping force has been operating there since 2011, when the south became independent from Sudan. Calls for an urgent halt to fighting in Sudan were also expressed to allow “a comprehensive, inclusive and Sudanese-owned political process” to settle the war. Country Plunged into Chaos Since 2023 Sudan was engulfed in open war in April 2023 when a political rivalry between the military and the RSF turned into direct clashes in the national capital and elsewhere the country. The conflict has claimed tens of thousands, a toll rights groups regard as a major underestimate. Recent hostilities has been concentrated in Kordofan, particularly since the RSF captured El Fasher. The conflict has wrecked cities and has been noted for horrors, including mass rape and ethnic slaughter. These actions have been described as war crimes by global observers. The war has also created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and forced parts of the country into starvation.
A aerial bombardment targeted a UN logistics base in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, leading to the loss of six peacekeepers, according to a announcement. The attack targeted a peacekeeping outpost in the city of Kadugli, situated in the central region of Kordofan. 8 additional personnel were wounded in the attack. All the those affected are Bangladeshi nationals, part of the UN peacekeeping contingent in Abyei. “Assaults against UN peacekeepers could amount to international crimes under global statutes,” it was declared, urging the perpetrators for the “unjustifiable” attack to be held accountable. Army Blames Fighter Faction The government forces blamed the attack on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a well-known paramilitary group that has been engaged in conflict with the army for control of the country for more than two years. The strike “clearly reveals the subversive approach of the rebel militia and its backers,” the army said in a communication. Context of the Contested Region The oil-rich Abyei is a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, and the peacekeeping force has been operating there since 2011, when the south became independent from Sudan. Calls for an urgent halt to fighting in Sudan were also expressed to allow “a comprehensive, inclusive and Sudanese-owned political process” to settle the war. Country Plunged into Chaos Since 2023 Sudan was engulfed in open war in April 2023 when a political rivalry between the military and the RSF turned into direct clashes in the national capital and elsewhere the country. The conflict has claimed tens of thousands, a toll rights groups regard as a major underestimate. Recent hostilities has been concentrated in Kordofan, particularly since the RSF captured El Fasher. The conflict has wrecked cities and has been noted for horrors, including mass rape and ethnic slaughter. These actions have been described as war crimes by global observers. The war has also created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and forced parts of the country into starvation.