UNISFA peacekeeper, 6 civilians killed in Abyei, Sudan/South Sudan border area

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Published: 17 July 2019 1:59 PM 

UN peacekeeper, 6 civilians killed in Sudan/South Sudan border area

Photo: Peacekeepers in the United Nations Mission to South Sudan (UNMISS) ride in their armoured personnel carriers (APC) as they wait in the queue to enter their base in Juba, South Sudan August 1, 2017. Picture taken August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Samir Bol

JUBA (Reuters) - Unknown gunmen killed a U.N. peacekeeper and six civilians in the disputed region of Abyei on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, the regional governor said on Wednesday.

“Yesterday, unknown gunmen attacked the market of Amiet, North of Abyei,” said Kuol Alor Jok, governor of Abyei. He said one of the civilians who was killed was a child.

The United Nations said in a statement late on Tuesday that the peacekeepers had been conducting a routine patrol and came under attack by unknown assailants. One Ethiopian soldier was killed and another was wounded. It said five civilians died.

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, but the status of Abyei was not settled.

The region has seen violence between those who wish to join the south and those who wish to be part of the north. The United Nations has maintained a peacekeeping mission, the Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), in the area since 2011.

Jok said the attackers were believed to be northerners, but their identity was still not known.

Reporting by Denis Dumo; writing by Omar Mohammed; editing by Peter Graff.

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UNISFA peacekeeper slain in Abyei, Sudan, S. Sudan

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UN Press Release

Published: July 17, 2019

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei

The Secretary-General conveys his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased peacekeeper and to the Government and people of Ethiopia

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 17, 2019/ -- The Secretary-General is saddened by the incident that occurred earlier today at the Amiet Market in Abyei, during which two United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) peacekeepers, conducting a routine patrol, came under attack by unknown assailants. One peacekeeper was killed while the other was wounded. Five civilians from Abyei region were also killed in the incident.

The Secretary-General conveys his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased peacekeeper and to the Government and people of Ethiopia and wishes the injured peacekeeper a speedy recovery. He extends his sympathies to the families of the civilians killed.

UNISFA has deployed peacekeepers to the area to enhance security and determine the circumstances behind the attack.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations - Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

SOURCE 

United Nations - Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/statement-attributable-to-the-spokesman-for-the-secretarygeneral-on-situation-in-abyei?lang=en

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