Six Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeepers were killed and six others injured, including four seriously, in a drone strike on a UN camp in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, on Saturday, the UN mission said. All the victims were serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus expressed deep sorrow over the attack, confirming six dead and eight wounded, and urged the UN to provide all necessary emergency support for the injured. He said the government would support the families of the victims during this difficult time. The country’s foreign ministry strongly condemned the strike.The army-aligned government in Port Sudan condemned the attack and accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of carrying it out. The Sovereignty Council, headed by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, described the strike as a “dangerous escalation.” Kadugli has been under siege for over a year by RSF forces, which have been pushing east from Darfur into the oil-rich Kordofan region, a strategic agricultural area crucial for supply lines and troop movement.The RSF has been in conflict with the Sudanese military since April 2023, using fighters, drones, and allied militias to advance into central Sudan.
