Bangladesh says six peacekeepers killed in attack on UN base in Abyei

Eight radical besides injured successful warring with ‘terrorists’ successful disputed portion betwixt Sudan and South Sudan.

At slightest six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed successful a “terrorist” onslaught connected a United Nations basal successful Abyei, a disputed portion betwixt Sudan and South Sudan, the Bangladesh service said.

The onslaught connected Saturday besides injured different 8 people, the service stated.

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“The concern successful the country is inactive unstable and clashes with terrorists are ongoing,” the service said successful a statement, adding that the authorities were moving to supply aesculapian attraction and rescue operations for those injured.

There was nary contiguous remark from the UN mission.

The onslaught comes conscionable a period aft the United Nations Security Council voted to renew a UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), the peacekeeping ngo successful the oil-rich disputed portion betwixt Sudan and South Sudan, for different year.

Bangladesh is 1 of the largest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, and its troops person agelong been deployed successful Abyei, a volatile portion disputed betwixt Sudan and South Sudan.

UNISFA’s peacekeeping ngo was archetypal deployed successful 2011.

The 4,000 constabulary and soldiers of UNISFA are tasked with protecting civilians successful the portion plagued by predominant equipped clashes.

The Abyei portion is divided betwixt 2 antithetic groups with antithetic loyalties.

The Ngok Dinka people person beardown ethnic, taste and linguistic ties to the Dinka of South Sudan, portion the Misseriya are a nomadic Arab people with links to Sudan.

Abyei’s aboriginal was a captious diagnostic of the 2005 bid woody that was signed betwixt the Sudanese authorities and rebels that ended the civilian warfare past and led the mode to South Sudan’s independence.

However, unrest successful the disputed country with South Sudan besides continues astatine a clip erstwhile Sudan is devastated by a more caller civilian war that erupted successful April 2023, erstwhile 2 generals started warring implicit power of the country.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which person been committing atrocities successful Darfur and different regions, person besides been progressive successful Abyei.