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Speaker says Dec. 13 drone strike killed six UN peacekeepers; urges continued mission presence
Summary
An unidentified speaker reported a Dec. 13 drone strike killed six United Nations peacekeepers serving with the mission along the Sudan–South Sudan border and said the mission's continued presence is essential to prevent local fighting between pastoralists and the Dinka.
An unidentified speaker said a drone strike on Dec. 13 killed six United Nations peacekeepers serving with the small UN mission along the border between South Sudan and Sudan, and urged maintaining the mission to preserve security in the area.
The speaker, first heard in SEG 001, described the operation as "a small UN mission straddled between South Sudan and Sudan in, dry savanna type of environment." They said two major local groups ' pastoralists and the Dinka ' contest land…
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