Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan Amid Rising Conflict
Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in South Sudan.
They were traveling in a patrol toward a town called Pajut when armed people attacked them.
The attackers have not been identified.
Seven other people were hurt, including peacekeepers, police officers and civilian workers.
The peacekeepers who were killed and the injured peacekeepers were from Ethiopia.
The United Nations sent extra security forces to the area.
UN officials said the attack may be a war crime and called for an investigation.
The attack happened while South Sudan is experiencing fighting and political problems, creating fears that a larger civil war could begin.
Two Ethiopian UN peacekeepers were killed in a Monday ambush in Jonglei state, South Sudan.
Seven others were injured: three peacekeepers, two South Sudanese police personnel and two civilian staff.
The attack targeted a UNMISS patrol traveling toward Pajut and involved unidentified armed individuals.
UNMISS deployed a Quick Reaction Force and said the attack could constitute war crimes.
The ambush occurred amid fighting between government forces and opposition militias, raising fears of renewed civil war.
- Who
- Two Ethiopian United Nations peacekeepers were killed; seven others, including peacekeepers, police personnel and civilian staff, were injured.
- What
- An ambush targeted a United Nations Mission in South Sudan patrol.
- When
- Monday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Jonglei state in eastern South Sudan, while the patrol was traveling toward Pajut.
- Why
- The attackers’ motive is unknown; the attack occurred amid conflict between government forces and opposition militias.
- Deaths
- Two UN peacekeepers
- Injured
- Seven people: three peacekeepers, two South Sudan National Police Service personnel and two civilian staff
- Peacekeepers’ nationality
- Ethiopian
- Location
- Jonglei state, eastern South Sudan
- Attackers
- Unidentified armed individuals
- UN response
- UNMISS deployed a Quick Reaction Force and called for an investigation
- Potential classification
- UNMISS said the attack could constitute war crimes
- Humanitarian violence
- More than 450 incidents against humanitarian operations and assets were reported from January through July, according to the UN
