Peacekeeper killed, three wounded in Darfur: Unamid
Peninsula On-line - 1 hour ago
May 25, 2014 - 1:02:49 am
KHARTOUM: A Rwandan peacekeeper has been killed and three others
wounded in a gun battle after trying to mediate a tribal dispute in
Sudan's Darfur region, the African Union-UN mission said yesterday.
"As a result of the ensuing fighting, four Rwandan peacekeepers were
injured and, unfortunately, one of them died from his wounds," Unamid
said in a statement.
One of the wounded peacekeepers is in a critical condition, it said.
The incident occurred on Saturday morning in Kebkabiya, about 140km
west of El Fasher, the North Darfur state capital.
After altercations between non-Arab Fur people from one village and an
Arab militia from another community, a Unamid team attended a
mediation session in an effort to ease tensions.
"The Arab militia elements, nevertheless, became hostile towards
Unamid peacekeepers and started shooting at them, at which point the
peacekeepers returned fire," the mission said.
"The fighting left an unconfirmed number of casualties among the assailants."
Unamid chief Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemned the "heinous criminal act
in the strongest possible terms."He said the peacekeepers "were trying
to mediate the dispute in good faith and regrettably their efforts
went unappreciated."
Unamid members have increasingly become a target of violence which has
worsened in Darfur over the past 18 months.
There were 16 fatal attacks against Unamid last year, resulting in
"significant loss of vehicles, weapons and ammunition," a February
report by UN chief Ban Ki-moon said. AFP.
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