Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 17, 2014 April 17, 2014(Washington, DC) — The United States strongly condemns the attack on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Bor today by armed individuals that resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. We reiterate our call upon the Government…
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South Sudan conflict: Attack on UN base ‘kills dozens’
“We’ve got clear rules of engagement and we will use force if at all necessary to protect people whose sole purpose for being inside our base is to stay alive.” Toby LanzerUN assistant secretary general in South Sudan BBC Report. April 17, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan…
South Sudan: Ban ‘strongly condemns’ attack on UN mission base in Jonglei state
April 17, 2014 (UN) – Amid escalating violence in northern and central South Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today’s attack on civilians and peacekeepers at the UN mission base in Bor, the war-torn capital of Jonglei state, by a mob of armed civilians who forced their way into the facility and opened fire on…
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