Two UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia killed in South Sudan ambush
Two UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, bringing to nine the number of peacekeepers killed in the line of duty worldwide this year, the United Nations said.
Attacks on UN personnel are rare but not unprecedented in South Sudan, where UN patrols operate in volatile areas affected by intercommunal fighting, armed youth mobilizations and clashes involving government forces.
Among the injured were three UN peacekeepers, two police officers from South Sudan and two civilian staff members, U.
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