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U.N. peacekeeping base in South Kordofan hit by deadly drone attack

The U.N. chief condemned the attacks, which killed six people and injured several others, and said they may be war crimes.

Bangladeshi peacekeepers secure World Food Program fuel in Kadugli, Sudan.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers secure World Food Program fuel in Kadugli, Sudan. (AN/©UNISFA)

Six United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh were killed and nine others were injured when a drone struck their logistics camp in Kadugli, the capital of Sudan's South Kordofan region, according to authorities.

A solemn ceremony to honor the fallen peacekeepers was held on Monday morning at the headquarters of the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei, UNISFA, and their remains were being escorted back to Bangladesh, U.N. Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said.

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