Ambush in South Sudan kills peacekeeping troops
Two UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush as fears grow of the country relapsing into civil war. An ambush has killed two United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Red Cross urges international aid as Sudan crisis deepens South Sudan, 15 years on: Still fighting for peace US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals The identities and nationalities of those killed have not yet been disclosed.
- Fact 2: UN figures show more than 450 attacks on humanitarian workers and assets between January and July, more than double last year’s total for the same period.
- Fact 3: At least 36 humanitarian workers and contractors were killed, surpassing the 31 killed across 2025.
- Fact 4: His 2018 power-sharing agreement with President Salva Kiir has fallen apart, and South Sudan now finds itself edging toward a full civil war – a situation the deal was struck eight years ago to avoid.
Two UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush as fears grow of the country relapsing into civil war. An ambush has killed two United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan.
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a statement issued on Monday that armed men had ambushed a patrol as it travelled toward Pajut in Jonglei state. The attack comes as fears persist that the country risks sliding into a full-scale civil war. Red Cross urges international aid as Sudan crisis deepens South Sudan, 15 years on: Still fighting for peace US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals The identities and nationalities of those killed have not yet been disclosed.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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