Senegalese Peacekeepers Killed in Darfur

The United Nations said three peacekeepers from Senegal have been killed in Sudan's West Darfur region. The joint U.N.-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, said an armed group ambushed a police unit Sunday as the unit escorted a water convoy to the mission's regional headquarters. It said one other peacekeeper was injured, and the assailants hijacked a vehicle that was later recovered. The mission said Sudanese government forces pursued the assailants and engaged them in a ...

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