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Indian UN peacekeepers killed in S Sudan attack
BBC ^ | 20 December 2013 Last updated at 06:29 ET

Posted on 12/20/2013 4:57:32 AM PST by Pan_Yan

Two Indian peacekeepers have died in an attack on a United Nations compound in South Sudan's Jonglei state, India's foreign ministry has said.

Rebels from the second-largest ethnic group, the Nuer, stormed the base on Thursday, targeting civilians of the majority Dinka ethnic community.

South Sudan has been in turmoil since President Salva Kiir accused his ex-deputy Riek Machar of mounting a coup.

The unrest, which broke out on Sunday, has killed some 500 people so far.

The conflict first erupted in the capital Juba but has since spread.

Mr Kiir, who is a Dinka, has blamed the violence on a group of soldiers who support Mr Machar, a Nuer.

The president accuses them of trying to take power by force on Sunday night in a coup attempt by Mr Machar - a claim the former vice president denies.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; southsudan; ssudan; sudan; un

1 posted on 12/20/2013 4:57:32 AM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

I smell Muslims behind the scene.


2 posted on 12/20/2013 5:00:58 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: Pan_Yan

Just imagine how many blue helmets will have bullet holes in them if they try to help void the 2nd Amendment here !


3 posted on 12/20/2013 5:54:53 AM PST by Renegade
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To: Pan_Yan

Here comes another OBAMA WAR.

Another ‘Wag The Dog’ diversion from the failed Obamacare.

OBAMA LIES - SOLDIERS DIE

OBAMA THE WARMONGER - Obama Is To Peace as OJ Is To Innocent politics

Politics
Obama Deploys Small Military Group to South Sudan
WASHINGTON December 20, 2013 (AP)
Associated Press

President Barack Obama has deployed a small military contingent to South Sudan to help bolster security at the U.S. Embassy amid escalating violence in the fledgling African nation.

All of these political based wars start “small”.


4 posted on 12/20/2013 6:11:04 AM PST by KeyLargo
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