DHAKA: No less than six Bangladeshi peacekeepers had been killed, and eight had been injured, in a drone assault on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Bangladesh Military mentioned on Saturday (Dec 13).
“The scenario within the space continues to be unstable, and clashes with terrorists are ongoing,” it mentioned in an announcement, including that the authorities had been doing their greatest to offer medical therapy and rescue operations for these injured.
Bangladesh is among the largest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, and its troops have lengthy been deployed in Abyei, a risky area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan.
All of the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving within the UN Interim Safety Pressure for Abyei, UNISFA.
“Assaults focusing on United Nations peacekeepers might represent struggle crimes underneath worldwide regulation,” mentioned UN Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres, who known as for these liable for the “unjustifiable” assault to be held to account.
The Sudanese army blamed the assault on the Fast Assist Forces, a infamous paramilitary group at struggle with the military for the management of the nation for greater than two years.
The assault “clearly reveals the subversive strategy of the insurgent militia and people behind it,” the army mentioned in an announcement.
