Scores killed in 'abhorrent attack' on UN helicopter in South Sudan
Also: South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter (The Guardian)
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Source: UN News
Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan
By Vibhu Mishra
7 March 2025 Peace and Security
More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the UN mission (UNMISS) helicopter came under fire in Nasir, Upper Nile State.
According to news reports, the helicopter later landed safely.
The extraction was being carried out at the request of the signatories to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement, which was signed as part of a commitment to end the civil war in the country.
It was part of UNMISS’ efforts to help prevent violence in Nasir and de-escalate political tensions, following recent clashes between Government troops of the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) and armed youth which caused significant casualties and civilian displacement, according to the Mission.
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Read more: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160921
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Source: The Guardian
South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter
President Slava Kir appeals for calm while analysts say escalating tensions could lead to full-blown conflict
Guardian staff and agencies
Sat 8 Mar 2025 04.59 GMT
A South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers have been killed after a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government has said.
The UN said Friday’s incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was “utterly abhorrent” and a possible war crime.
A power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and first vice-president Riek Machar has been threatened in recent weeks by clashes between their allied forces in the north-eastern Upper Nile state.
The UN crew was trying to airlift soldiers after heavy clashes in Nasir between national forces and the so-called White Army, a militia that Kiir’s government has linked to forces loyal to Machar, his bitter rival.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/08/south-sudan-general-among-dozens-killed-in-attack-on-un-helicopter