Sudan: 7 UNAMID peacekeepers killed and 17 injured in South Darfur ambush
Seven Unamid peacekeepers have been killed and 17 “military and police personnel” injured in an ambush by “a large unidentified group”.
An Unamid statement to Radio Dabanga on Saturday confirms that “the incident, which began at 9am, occurred approximately 25 kilometres west of the Mission’s Khor Abeche team site”.
“The Unamid team came under heavy fire from a large unidentified group,” the statement says. “Following an extended firefight, the patrol was extracted by Unamid reinforcements that arrived from the Mission’s Khor Abeche and Manawashi team sites”.
“Seven UNAMID military peacekeepers were killed and 17 military and police personnel, among them two female Police Advisers, were wounded.”
The News:
http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/53313