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Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan Ambush, Seven Injured

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of two blue-helmeted peacekeepers standing atop a white armored patrol carrier on a South Sudan dirt road, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

Unidentified armed attackers ambushed a UN Mission in South Sudan patrol traveling to Pajut in Jonglei state, killing two peacekeepers and injuring seven people. The wounded included three peacekeepers, two South Sudan National Police Service officers and two civilian staff members. UNMISS deployed a quick-reaction force to secure the area and called for a prompt investigation, noting that attacks on peacekeepers may constitute war crimes.

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