By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Interim Security Force for Abyei on Friday said that the bodies of 6 UN peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on the camp in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, last weekend were transported to Bangladesh.
Blue helmets serving with the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei included Corporal Muhammed Masud Rana (37), Private Muhammed Sabuj Mia (29), Private Muhammed Jahangir Alam (29), Private Santo Mondol (26), Private Shamin Reza (28), and Private Muhammed Mominul Islam (35).
UN Spokesperson Dujarric told reporters in New York “We once again send our deepest condolences to their families, to their colleagues, to the Government and people of Bangladesh”.
He reiterated that attacks against UN peacekeepers “are not only unacceptable, but they may constitute a war crime,” stressing that accountability in this case and all other cases must prevail.
Mr. Dujarric noted that eight of the nine injured peacekeepers are receiving medical treatment in Nairobi, Kenya, and one has been discharged after receiving care at the Mission’s medical facility in Abyei.
