A United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member was killed in an incident described as a possible war crime, trying to save soldiers in South Sudan on Friday.
A delicate power-sharing agreement between President Salwa Keer and the first Vice President Reak Machchar has been threatened with clashes between the forces of their friendly countries in the northeast upper indigo state in recent weeks.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan said that its team was trying to remove members of the South Sudani army from the area when their helicopter came into the fire, killing a crew member and two others were seriously injured.
In a statement, General and other officers of a South Sudani Army were killed in a unsuccessful rescue mission, Anamis said in a statement.
“The attack on UNMISS personnel is completely disgusting and can form a war crime under international law,” said UNMISS Nicholas Hasom.
“We also regret the killing of the people we were trying to remove,” he said.
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, ended a five-year civil war with a power-sharing agreement between bitter rivals Kiir and Machchar in 2018.
But Kir’s colleagues have accused Machar’s armies of unrest with the so -called white army in the upper nil state, the upper indigo state, which is a vice -president of the same ethnic Noor community as a loose band of armed youth in the region.
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A government Garison in the region was provoked by the rebels on Tuesday, stating reporters earlier this week, stating that a general and several military survived the attack and still fighting the rebels.
Kir’s government responded with several arrests from Machchar’s colleagues in the capital Juba, including Petroleum Minister Poot Kang Chola, Deputy Army Chief General Gabriel Dup Lam and Peace Construction Minister Stephen Paar Kuol.
According to his spokesperson, it was released on Friday.
Unmiss said its withdrawal mission was an attempt to end violence in Nasir County which caused “important casualties and civil displacement”.
Regional and Western diplomats warned earlier this week that the incidents had threatened the 2018 peace agreement that abolished a civil war that killed about 400,000 people.
A group embassies, including the United States, Britain and the European Union, said in a joint statement, “Juba-based leaders should demonstrate their commitment for peaceful dialogue and in a joint statement a group embassies, including the United States, Britain and European Union, said,” He should keep the interest of South Sudani people first. ” ,
Unmiss also asked parties to follow their commitment to maintain “ceasefire and protect the integrity of the peace agreement.
Recent political steps have also been criticized by analysts described by analysts as an attempt to strengthen their position and an attempt to strengthen the sideline mortgage.
Last month, Keer fired two of the five vice presidents in his unity government without consulting other stakeholders, and removed.
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