{"id":191585,"date":"2010-06-21T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/three-unamid-soldiers-3-attackers-killed-in-firefight-in-west-darfur\/"},"modified":"2010-06-21T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T17:52:00","slug":"three-unamid-soldiers-3-attackers-killed-in-firefight-in-west-darfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/three-unamid-soldiers-3-attackers-killed-in-firefight-in-west-darfur","title":{"rendered":"Three UNAMID soldiers, 3 attackers killed in firefight in West Darfur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A militia in West Darfur attacked a group of United Nations peacekeepers in West Darfur this morning, killing three (3) of them. The unknown group of attackers fired on a patrol of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) as they were returning from a patrol toward their base at Niertete, according to an independent eyewitness report. The source said that he saw around 25 attackers. He accused the attackers of being from the Misseriya tribe. Kemal Saiki, the Mission spokesman, said in an interview that the soldiers from the UNAMID Protection Force Battalion were ensuring the protection of a group of civilian engineers working on a UNAMID team site. Suddenly and without warning, a group of assailants wearing camouflage battle dress directed heavy gunfire at the peacekeepers, he said. UNAMID in a written statement put the number of attackers at &#8220;more than 20&#8221; and said that the peacekeepers returned fire killing three (3) attackers. One peacekeeper was wounded in action and is currently in critical condition at a hospital in Nyala. The eyewitness suggested that the attackers seized either one or two 4&#215;4 vehicles, though Saiki affirmed that only one was taken. <!--break-->The last attack on UNAMID peacekeepers occurred in May 2010, when two Egyptian troops were killed and three injured in an ambush in South Darfur. Today\u2019s events bring the number of fallen UNAMID peacekeepers to 27 (24 military personnel and three police officers). Saiki emphasized that such attacks constitute a war crime. The Mission&#8217;s deputy civilian head, Mohamed B. Yonis, expressed outrage at this act of violence, according to UNAMID&#8217;s statement. He praised the courage of the peacekeepers and added: \u201cOur mission will continue to carry out its mandate, which is to bring peace and security to the people of Darfur.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A militia in West Darfur attacked a group of United Nations peacekeepers in West Darfur this morning, killing three (3) of them. The unknown group of attackers fired on a patrol of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) as they were returning from a patrol toward their base at Niertete, according to an independent eyewitness report. The source said that he saw around 25 attackers. He accused the attackers of being from the Misseriya tribe. Kemal Saiki, the Mission spokesman, said in an interview that the soldiers from the UNAMID Protection Force Battalion were ensuring the protection of a group of civilian engineers working on a UNAMID team site. Suddenly and without warning, a group of assailants wearing camouflage battle dress directed heavy gunfire at the peacekeepers, he said. UNAMID in a written statement put the number of attackers at &#8220;more than 20&#8221; and said that the peacekeepers returned fire killing three (3) attackers. One peacekeeper was wounded in action and is currently in critical condition at a hospital in Nyala. The eyewitness suggested that the attackers seized either one or two 4&#215;4 vehicles, though Saiki affirmed that only one was taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Three UNAMID soldiers, 3 attackers killed in firefight in West Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/three-unamid-soldiers-3-attackers-killed-in-firefight-in-west-darfur\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three UNAMID soldiers, 3 attackers killed in firefight in West Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A militia in West Darfur attacked a group of United Nations peacekeepers in West Darfur this morning, killing three (3) of them. 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