🔗 Share this article Aerial Assault on UN Compound in War-Torn Sudan Claims Six UN Personnel A aerial bombardment struck a United Nations logistics base in conflict-ridden Sudan on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six UN soldiers, per a declaration. The attack occurred at a peacekeeping outpost in the city of Kadugli, located in the mid-country region of Kordofan. Eight additional peacekeepers were hurt in the assault. Each of the casualties are from Bangladesh, part of the United Nations mission in Abyei. “Assaults aimed at UN personnel could amount to international crimes under international law,” the statement said, calling for the perpetrators for the “unjustifiable” attack to be prosecuted. Military Blames Fighter Faction The government forces attributed the strike 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 since April 2023. The attack “clearly reveals the subversive tactics of the rebel militia and its backers,” the army said in a release. Context of the Disputed Area The resource-abundant Abyei is a claimed territory between Sudan and its southern neighbor, and the UN mission has been operating there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Appeals for an swift truce in Sudan were also expressed to allow “a wide-ranging, all-encompassing and locally driven peace process” to address the conflict. Nation Plunged into Chaos Since 2023 Sudan was engulfed in chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the army and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum and elsewhere the country. The conflict has taken over 40,000 lives, a toll advocates believe a significant undercount. Recent hostilities has focused on Kordofan, notably since the RSF captured El Fasher. The war has destroyed cities and has been marked by grave abuses, including mass rape and ethnic slaughter. These acts have been labeled crimes against humanity by global observers. The war has also caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and pushed parts of the country into starvation.
A aerial bombardment struck a United Nations logistics base in conflict-ridden Sudan on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six UN soldiers, per a declaration. The attack occurred at a peacekeeping outpost in the city of Kadugli, located in the mid-country region of Kordofan. Eight additional peacekeepers were hurt in the assault. Each of the casualties are from Bangladesh, part of the United Nations mission in Abyei. “Assaults aimed at UN personnel could amount to international crimes under international law,” the statement said, calling for the perpetrators for the “unjustifiable” attack to be prosecuted. Military Blames Fighter Faction The government forces attributed the strike 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 since April 2023. The attack “clearly reveals the subversive tactics of the rebel militia and its backers,” the army said in a release. Context of the Disputed Area The resource-abundant Abyei is a claimed territory between Sudan and its southern neighbor, and the UN mission has been operating there since 2011, when South Sudan seceded from Sudan. Appeals for an swift truce in Sudan were also expressed to allow “a wide-ranging, all-encompassing and locally driven peace process” to address the conflict. Nation Plunged into Chaos Since 2023 Sudan was engulfed in chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the army and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum and elsewhere the country. The conflict has taken over 40,000 lives, a toll advocates believe a significant undercount. Recent hostilities has focused on Kordofan, notably since the RSF captured El Fasher. The war has destroyed cities and has been marked by grave abuses, including mass rape and ethnic slaughter. These acts have been labeled crimes against humanity by global observers. The war has also caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and pushed parts of the country into starvation.