US EditionBangladesh says at least six peacekeepers killed in Sudan UN base attack
The drone strike killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded eight at a UN base in Sudan's Kordofan, amid the country's ongoing civil war and territorial disputes.
- On 13 Dec 2025, at least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, a month after the United Nations Security Council renewed the UNISFA mandate.
- Ethnic and tribal tensions between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya intersect with Sudan's April 2023 civil war, fuelling recurring clashes in Abyei, disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan under the 2005 peace deal.
- U.N. officials said Antonio Guterres reported a drone strike hit a U.N. facility in Kadugli, while Sudanese military blamed the Rapid Support Forces for the attack.
- The army reported the area remains unstable with ongoing clashes and authorities providing medical treatment and rescue operations, while U.N. leadership called for accountability, warning attacks may constitute war crimes.
- UNISFA, first deployed in 2011, comprises about 4,000 police and soldiers protecting civilians, while Bangladesh, a major U.N. troop contributor, faces increased strain in Abyei.
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Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed on Saturday in a drone attack in a town in southern Sudan besieged by the paramilitary.
6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on UN facility in Sudan
CAIRO — A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, Guterres said in a statement. Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike. All the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei, UNISFA.…
Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone
Six peacekeepers from Bangladesh were killed on Saturday when a drone fired on their base in southern Sudan, the United Nations said, in the deadliest single episode for the international body in Sudan since the country plunged into civil war over two years ago. The attack on the United Nations base in the Kordofan region, the main focus of fighting in recent weeks, drew instant condemnation from the government of Bangladesh, one of the largest …
As the Kordofan region becomes violent, the deadly attack on Bangladeshi peacekeepers highlights the escalation of hostilities and the vulnerability of peace missions.
A drone attack on the UN base in the Sudanese city of Kadugli has left six people dead and eight wounded, the Bangladeshi military reported. The attackers are Bangladeshi peacekeepers stationed there because of the disputed Abyei region. The region lies between Sudan and South Sudan and is rich in oil. While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, the Sudanese military accuses the paramilitary rebel group Rapid Support Force (RSF) of b…
All those killed and injured in drone attacks are from Bangladesh, according to the UN mission in Sudan.
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