Six Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeepers had been killed and 6 others injured, together with 4 critically, in a drone strike on a UN camp in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, on Saturday, the UN mission stated. All of the victims had been serving with the United Nations Interim Safety Power for Abyei (UNISFA).Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus expressed deep sorrow over the assault, confirming six useless and eight wounded, and urged the UN to supply all obligatory emergency help for the injured. He stated the federal government would help the households of the victims throughout this tough time. The nation’s overseas ministry strongly condemned the strike.The military-aligned authorities in Port Sudan condemned the assault and accused the paramilitary Speedy Help Forces (RSF) of carrying it out. The Sovereignty Council, headed by military chief Common Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, described the strike as a “harmful escalation.” Kadugli has been below siege for over a yr by RSF forces, which have been pushing east from Darfur into the oil-rich Kordofan area, a strategic agricultural space essential for provide traces and troop motion.The RSF has been in battle with the Sudanese navy since April 2023, utilizing fighters, drones, and allied militias to advance into central Sudan.