UN Fury After SPLA Shot Down UN Helicopter in Jonglei State
South Sudan military shoots down UN helicopter: spokesman
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JUBA — South Sudan’s army on Friday shot down a UN helicopter killing all four crew on board, a United Nations spokesman said. The helicopter was hit on a reconnaissance flight over a troubled part of the world’s newest nation where the government has …
| South Sudan admits it downed UN helicopter, killing four Reuters JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army shot down a United Nations peacekeeping helicopter in the restive Jonglei state on Friday, killing the four Russian crew members onboard, U.N. and military officials said. A U.N. source said the helicopter was on a … |
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| South Sudan Admits Downing UN Helicopter, 4 Killed Voice of America The president of the U.N. Security Council, Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki, says the shooting is a grave violation of the U.N.’s mandate in South Sudan and jeopardizes the U.N. operation there, known as UNMISS. “The members of the Security … |
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| South Sudan denies shooting down UN helicopter, blames rebels Reuters KHARTOUM Dec 21 (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army denied the United Nations’ accusation that it had shot down a U.N. helicopter there on Friday, saying rebels, not government forces, had brought down the aircraft. “The SPLA (South Sudan’s army) did not … |
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| South Sudan army denies it downed UN helicopter The Star Online JUBA (Reuters) – A United Nations peacekeeping helicopter was shot down in South Sudan on Friday, killing the four Russian crew members onboard, but the country’s army denied the U.N.’s accusation it downed the aircraft, saying it was the work of rebels. |
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