UNAMID Commander Lt.Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba has called Sudan’s government to arrest those involved in a Tuesday attack which killed four peacekeepers of joint forces of UN-African Union (UNAMID) in Darfur region.
“The mission strongly condemns the criminal attack that targeted our forces that are there to serve the people of Darfur. I call on the Sudanese government to bring perpetrators to justice,”He stated.
Four peacekeepers were killed in an ambush which also wounded eight.
The attack occurred Tuesday in El-Geneina, capital of West Darfur two kilometers from headquarters of peacekeeping mission.
According to UNAMID, “the patrol was targeted by gunfire coming from several directions and responded.”
UN peacekeepers have been deployed in Darfur in 2007 in an attempt to end hostilities between rebels and the Sudanese government.
UNAMID has about 23,500 men and its budget for 2012-13 is US$ 1.4 Billion.
According to UNAMID, 38 members of the mission have been killed in four years.
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