Gunmen kill 20 in attack on South Sudan UN base

indiatimes.com ^ | 18 Apr, 2014, 10.35AM IST

[BenLurkin]

UNMISS said in a statement that "the armed mob forced entry into the site and opened fire on the internally displaced persons sheltering inside the base".

Its forces returned fire -- first firing warning shots and then taking part in a ferocious gun battle -- before the fighters retreated, it added.

The civilians had fled into the base weeks ago amid brutal ethnic massacres in the world's newest nation.

Information Minister Michael Makuei said that a "huge number" of gunmen had come seeking revenge for the rebel capture of the oil town of Bentiu two days ago hoping to kill the trapped civilians, many of them children.

[BenLurkin]

Who would do such a thing?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ain’t gonna end until Satan’s little helpers are all finally consigned to h-e-double hockey sticks. RIP.

[riverrunner]

Warning shots ?

[moovova]

“Warning shots?”

Exactly. I bet they wish they had those precious few seconds back.

[piasa]

DECEMBER 2014 : (COMMUNIST CHINA INFANTRY BATTALION JOINS UN PEACEKEEPERS IN SOUTH SUDAN) In December [2014], a Chinese infantry battalion joined U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan, the first time China had sent an infantry battalion on a peacekeeping mission. According to the Chinese publication Xinhuanet, it signaled “Beijing’s growing role in world affairs,” TheDiplomat reported.
By providing military support in war-torn regions, China indicates its rise on the global stage, as it no longer restricts its power to regional affairs. The Chinese government views its rise in peacekeeping forces as commensurate with international expectations of increased Chinese involvement in promoting peace and stability.
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