South Sudan vows peace after deadly UN helicopter attack

U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out civil war.
South Sudan: UN Crew Member, Army General Among Several Killed in Attack on Evacuation Chopper
A helicopter operated by the UN Mission in South Sudan came under heavy fire while attempting evacuation following clashes between SSPDF and a militia group.
Several dead after UN helicopter shot at in South Sudan
One crew member died when a UN helicopter was shot at, a statement from its mission in South Sudan, Unmiss, said. It added that an injured South Sudanese general and several other troops were also killed during the evacuation attempt in Upper Nile state.
South Sudan president calls for calm after deadly attack on UN helicopter
South Sudan's president appealed for calm and pledged his country would "not go back to war", after a UN helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed on a rescue mission on Friday.
1 crew member killed after a UN helicopter was attacked in South Sudan
A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked
U.N. chopper hit in South Sudan, killing one crew member and some soldiers
A United Nations helicopter attempting to evacuate South Sudanese troops came under fire in the northern town of Nasir on Friday, the U.N. mission there said, resulting in the death of a crew member and several soldiers including a general.
27 soldiers die afta gunmen shoot down UN helicopters for South Sudan
Plenty pipo don die for South Sudan afta one attempt by di UN to evacuate members of di national army come under fire, di UN confam. One crew member die wen dem shoot at one UN helicopter, statement from dia mission for South Sudan,
UN helicopter attacked during South Sudan rescue mission
- South Sudan President Salva Kiir, left, and First Vice President Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings in Juba, South Sudan, Oct. 20, 2019. Kiir appealed for calm after a U.N. helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed during a Friday rescue mission.
General among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter evacuation in South Sudan
The United Nations said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was "utterly abhorrent" and a possible war crime.
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