6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in attack on UN base in southern Sudan: Army

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others were injured in "a terrorist attack” on a UN base in Sudan on Saturday, the Bangladeshi army said.

In a statement on US social media platform Facebook, the army said that the incident took place in Abyei and the fighting is ongoing.

There was no immediate comment from the UN mission.

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) peacekeeping mission was deployed in 2011.

The oil-rich Abyei Administrative Area is administered by South Sudan and Sudan, with both claiming stakes and having been embroiled in conflict for years.

The mission mandate was renewed last month.