🔗 Share this article Aerial Strike on UN Facility in War-Torn Sudan Claims 6 Peacekeepers A drone strike targeted a United Nations facility in conflict-ridden Sudan on Saturday, causing the loss of six peacekeepers, per a statement. The attack targeted a peacekeeping facility in the city of Kadugli, located in the central region of Kordofan. Eight additional personnel were wounded in the strike. Each of the casualties are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the United Nations mission in Abyei. “Assaults aimed at UN personnel may constitute violations of international law under global statutes,” the statement said, urging the perpetrators for the “unjustifiable” strike to be prosecuted. Army Points Finger at Fighter Group The government forces blamed the strike on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a notorious militia that has been at war with the military for control of the country for more than two years. The attack “shows the rebellious tactics of the rebel militia and those behind it,” the military said in a release. Background of the Disputed Area The oil-rich Abyei is a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, and the peacekeeping force has been deployed there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Demands for an swift truce in Sudan were also expressed to allow “a comprehensive, all-encompassing and nationally led peace process” to resolve the fighting. Country Plunged into Chaos Since 2023 Sudan was plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF turned into full-scale combat in the national capital and elsewhere the country. The fighting has killed more than 40,000 people, a figure human rights organizations consider a low estimate. Recent hostilities has been concentrated in Kordofan, especially since paramilitary forces took control of El Fasher. The conflict has wrecked cities and has been marked by horrors, like systematic rape and ethnic slaughter. These crimes have been described as war crimes by international bodies. The situation has also created the world’s worst humanitarian disaster and pushed parts of the country into extreme hunger.
A drone strike targeted a United Nations facility in conflict-ridden Sudan on Saturday, causing the loss of six peacekeepers, per a statement. The attack targeted a peacekeeping facility in the city of Kadugli, located in the central region of Kordofan. Eight additional personnel were wounded in the strike. Each of the casualties are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the United Nations mission in Abyei. “Assaults aimed at UN personnel may constitute violations of international law under global statutes,” the statement said, urging the perpetrators for the “unjustifiable” strike to be prosecuted. Army Points Finger at Fighter Group The government forces blamed the strike on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a notorious militia that has been at war with the military for control of the country for more than two years. The attack “shows the rebellious tactics of the rebel militia and those behind it,” the military said in a release. Background of the Disputed Area The oil-rich Abyei is a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, and the peacekeeping force has been deployed there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Demands for an swift truce in Sudan were also expressed to allow “a comprehensive, all-encompassing and nationally led peace process” to resolve the fighting. Country Plunged into Chaos Since 2023 Sudan was plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF turned into full-scale combat in the national capital and elsewhere the country. The fighting has killed more than 40,000 people, a figure human rights organizations consider a low estimate. Recent hostilities has been concentrated in Kordofan, especially since paramilitary forces took control of El Fasher. The conflict has wrecked cities and has been marked by horrors, like systematic rape and ethnic slaughter. These crimes have been described as war crimes by international bodies. The situation has also created the world’s worst humanitarian disaster and pushed parts of the country into extreme hunger.