Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed after armed men ambushed a patrol in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state, according to reports citing the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
The patrol was travelling to a remote area on Monday when it came under attack. Seven other people were injured, although the available reports do not specify whether all of those wounded were peacekeepers or whether the total included other personnel travelling with the patrol.
The attackers were described as unidentified gunmen or armed men. No information was provided about their identities, their affiliation or the circumstances in which they left the scene.
The reports also did not name the peacekeepers who died or give their nationalities. The condition of those injured, the precise location of the ambush within Jonglei and the patrol’s specific destination were not disclosed.
The incident was reported by UN News and Africanews, with both accounts placing the death toll at two and the number of injured at seven. No further details about any response to the attack or efforts to identify the perpetrators were available in the supplied evidence.