Armed men ambush a patrol in South Sudan and kill 2 UN peacekeepers
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- winnipegfreepress.comseen 26 Aug, 23:18headline rewritten
2 UN peacekeepers killed in an ambush in South SudanArmed men ambush a patrol in South Sudan and kill 2 UN peacekeepers - Die Zeit (Germany)seen 30 Aug, 17:23URL changed
now resolves towww.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-08/suedsudan-blauhelmsoldaten-unmiss-angriff-jonglei-gxe
- Die Zeit (Germany)seen 30 Aug, 21:10URL changed
now resolves towww.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-08/blauhelme-suedsudan-un-angriff-tote-gxe
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How it spread - 15 original reports
Mon, 24 August 2026
9 reports- Le Monde (France)14:05
Les deux soldats de la Minuss ont été tués dans une « embuscade tendue par des individus armés non identifiés » dans l’Etat de Jonglei, où les combats entre forces gouvernementales et milices d’opposition se sont intensifiés ces derniers mois. L’ONU n’a pas précisé leur nationalité.
- winnipegfreepress.com15:07first to reportedited after publishing
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2 UN peacekeepers killed in an ambush in South SudanJUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Armed men ambushed a patrol traveling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday, killing two U.N. peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said. Though violence is rampant in the African country, attacks against peacekeepers are rare.
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:15
URL changednow www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-08/suedsudan-blauhelmsoldaten-unmiss-angriff-jonglei-gxe
Im Südsudan sind nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen zwei Blauhelmsoldaten getötet worden. Laut der UN-Mission fand der Angriff durch »bewaffnete Unbekannte« statt.
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:15
Im Südsudan sind nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen zwei Blauhelmsoldaten getötet worden. Laut der UN-Mission fand der Angriff durch »bewaffnete Unbekannte« statt.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)15:36
Uomini armati non identificati hanno ucciso due caschi blu in un’imboscata nello stato di Jonglei, nella parte orientale del Sud Sudan. Una zona che è al centro di un conflitto tra le forze governative e quelle di opposizione. L’attacco, ha riferito la Missione delle Nazioni Unite nel Sud Sudan (Unmiss), è stato compiuto da “individui […] L'articolo Due caschi blu uccisi in Sud Sudan: per l’Onu è un crimine di guerra. Ferite altre 7 persone proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- El País (Spain)19:17
El balance de víctimas mortales entre las fuerzas de paz de la organización se eleva a nueve en lo que va de año
- Anadolu Agency (AA)20:06
Ethiopian personnel killed during ambush in Jonglei State as total number of peacekeeper deaths in 2026 reaches 9, says spokesperson
- perthnow.com.au20:25
The United Nations says two of its peacekeepers have been killed in an attack carried out by unknown perpetrators on a patrol in South Sudan.
- Al Jazeera English20:47
Armed men injured three additional peacekeepers as fears grow of the country relapsing into civil war.
Tue, 25 August 2026
6 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)04:06
URL changednow www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-08/blauhelme-suedsudan-un-angriff-tote-gxe
Im Südsudan sind zwei Blauhelmsoldaten überfallen und getötet worden. Die Vereinten Nationen bezeichneten die Angriffe auf ihre Friedensmission als »nicht hinnehmbar«.
- AllAfrica05:09
[UN News] Two UN peacekeepers have been killed and a total of seven people injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state on Monday.
- AllAfrica06:58
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- UN Press15:09
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
- radiotamazuj.org20:27
South Sudan’s government has condemned an attack on a United Nations patrol convoy in Jonglei