South Sudan, UN

1 crew member killed as UN helicopter is attacked in violence-prone South Sudan
A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked on Friday, the U.N. mission in South Sudan said,
U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out civil war.
27 soldiers die afta gunmen shoot down UN helicopters for South Sudan
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General among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter evacuation in South Sudan
The United Nations said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was "utterly abhorrent" and a possible war crime.
UN helicopter attacked during South Sudan rescue mission
- South Sudan President Salva Kiir, left, and First Vice President Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings in Juba, South Sudan, Oct. 20, 2019. Kiir appealed for calm after a U.N. helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed during a Friday rescue mission.
Several dead after UN helicopter shot at in South Sudan
One crew member died when a UN helicopter was shot at, a statement from its mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) said. It added that an injured South Sudanese general and several other troops were also killed during the evacuation attempt in the Upper Nile state.
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