Dozens killed and injured in Abyei attack

Agencies – Sudan Events

More than 50 people, including UN peacekeepers, were killed in an attack on the disputed Abyei region on the border between Sudan and South Sudan.
The Associated Press quoted a local official as saying that gunmen attacked the Abyei area, killing 52 people, including a soldier from the United Nations peacekeeping forces, and wounding 64 others.
According to the agency, the attackers were young men from one of the local tribes from the neighboring Warrap region, and indicated that members of this tribe have long been in conflict over lands in Abyei with another tribe.
The agency added that the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) confirmed the killing of a Ghanaian peacekeeper and said it repelled the attack.
It is noteworthy that Abyei is a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, and the United Nations Security Council established the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which monitors tensions along the border between north and south, facilitates the delivery of humanitarian aid, and protects civilians and relief workers.