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Darfur ambush kills peacekeeper | Darfur ambush kills peacekeeper |
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A peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits in the Sudanese region of Darfur, a UN official has said. | A peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits in the Sudanese region of Darfur, a UN official has said. |
The Nigerian peacekeeper died on Monday during an exchange of fire between a Unamid patrol and 40-60 bandits north of Nyala, the official said. | |
The BBC's Amber Henshaw in the capital, Khartoum, said it was not immediately clear who had launched the attack. | The BBC's Amber Henshaw in the capital, Khartoum, said it was not immediately clear who had launched the attack. |
An estimated 300,000 people have died in five years of conflict in Darfur. | An estimated 300,000 people have died in five years of conflict in Darfur. |
The killing of the peacekeeper comes amid a recent rise in the number of attacks against the joint UN-African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force in Darfur, our correspondent says. | |
The situation on the ground in Darfur has become increasingly complicated and anarchic as more and more groups take advantage of the lawless situation there, she reports. | The situation on the ground in Darfur has become increasingly complicated and anarchic as more and more groups take advantage of the lawless situation there, she reports. |