U.N. chief says 6 international peacekeepers killed in drone strike in Sudan

A drone onslaught deed a United Nations installation successful war-torn Sudan on Saturday, sidesplitting six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

The onslaught deed the peacekeeping logistics basal successful the metropolis of Kadugli, successful the cardinal portion of Kordofan, Guterres said successful a statement.

Eight different peacekeepers were wounded successful the strike. All the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving successful the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei, UNISFA.

"Attacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers whitethorn represent warfare crimes nether planetary law," said Guterres, who called for those liable for the "unjustifiable" onslaught to beryllium held accountable.

The Sudanese subject blamed the onslaught connected the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, a notorious paramilitary radical astatine warfare with the service for power of the state for much than 2 years. There was nary contiguous remark from the RSF.

The onslaught "clearly reveals the subversive attack of the rebel militia and those down it," the subject said successful a statement. The subject posted a video connected societal media showing plumes of dense achromatic fume implicit what it said was the U.N. facility.

The oil-rich Abyei is simply a disputed portion betwixt Sudan and South Sudan, and the U.N. ngo has been deployed determination since 2011 erstwhile South Sudan gained its independency from Sudan.

Guterres besides called for an contiguous ceasefire successful Sudan to let "a comprehensive, inclusive and Sudanese-owned governmental process" to settee the struggle successful the northeast African country.

Sudan was plunged into chaos successful April 2023 erstwhile a power struggle between the subject and the RSF exploded into unfastened warring successful the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere successful the country. The struggle has killed over 40,000 radical - a fig rights groups see a important undercount.

The warring has precocious centered connected Kodrofan, peculiarly since the RSF took power of el-Fasher, the military's past stronghold successful the occidental portion of Darfur.

The warfare has wrecked municipality areas and has been marked by atrocities, including wide rape and ethnically motivated killings which the U.N. and rights groups person said magnitude to warfare crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly successful the occidental portion of Darfur.

The warfare has besides created the world's worst humanitarian situation and pushed parts of the state into famine.

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