🔗 Share this article Unmanned Strike on United Nations Compound in War-Torn Sudan Claims 6 UN Personnel A drone strike struck a UN logistics base in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six peacekeeping personnel, according to a statement. The attack impacted a peacekeeping facility in the city of Kadugli, located in the central region of Kordofan. 8 other soldiers were injured in the strike. Each of the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the UN interim security force for Abyei (Unisfa). “Attacks aimed at UN personnel could be war crimes under global statutes,” officials stated, urging those responsible for the “unjustifiable” attack to be prosecuted. Military Points Finger at Fighter Faction The Sudanese military blamed the strike on the paramilitary RSF group, a prominent militia that has been fighting with the government troops for control of the country for since April 2023. The strike “demonstrates the destructive nature of the rebel militia and those behind it,” the army said in a communication. Background of the Contested Area The oil-rich Abyei is a claimed territory between Sudan and South Sudan, and the United Nations contingent has been stationed there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Demands for an urgent halt to fighting in Sudan were also issued to allow “a comprehensive, all-encompassing and locally driven political process” to resolve the fighting. Country Engulfed in Conflict Since 2023 Sudan was thrown into chaos in April 2023 when a dispute for control between the army and the RSF turned into open fighting in the city of Khartoum and elsewhere the country. The fighting has claimed over 40,000 lives, a figure rights groups consider a low estimate. Recent combat has focused on Kordofan, especially since fighters seized El Fasher. The conflict has devastated cities and has been marked by grave abuses, including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings. These actions have been described as international crimes by global observers. The situation has also created the globe's most dire humanitarian emergency and pushed parts of the country into famine.
A drone strike struck a UN logistics base in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six peacekeeping personnel, according to a statement. The attack impacted a peacekeeping facility in the city of Kadugli, located in the central region of Kordofan. 8 other soldiers were injured in the strike. Each of the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the UN interim security force for Abyei (Unisfa). “Attacks aimed at UN personnel could be war crimes under global statutes,” officials stated, urging those responsible for the “unjustifiable” attack to be prosecuted. Military Points Finger at Fighter Faction The Sudanese military blamed the strike on the paramilitary RSF group, a prominent militia that has been fighting with the government troops for control of the country for since April 2023. The strike “demonstrates the destructive nature of the rebel militia and those behind it,” the army said in a communication. Background of the Contested Area The oil-rich Abyei is a claimed territory between Sudan and South Sudan, and the United Nations contingent has been stationed there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Demands for an urgent halt to fighting in Sudan were also issued to allow “a comprehensive, all-encompassing and locally driven political process” to resolve the fighting. Country Engulfed in Conflict Since 2023 Sudan was thrown into chaos in April 2023 when a dispute for control between the army and the RSF turned into open fighting in the city of Khartoum and elsewhere the country. The fighting has claimed over 40,000 lives, a figure rights groups consider a low estimate. Recent combat has focused on Kordofan, especially since fighters seized El Fasher. The conflict has devastated cities and has been marked by grave abuses, including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings. These actions have been described as international crimes by global observers. The situation has also created the globe's most dire humanitarian emergency and pushed parts of the country into famine.