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Côte d'Ivoire: UN peacekeepers wounded in an ambush north of Abidjan
Three United Nations peacekeepers in Côte dIvoire have been wounded in an ambush in a suburb of the countrys commercial capital, Abidjan, the UN mission said today, condemning acts of violence against its troops on Friday and Saturday, during which four of its vehicles were also damaged.
The three soldiers of the UN Operation in Côte dIvoire (UNOCI) were wounded in an ambush carried out in the northern Abidjan suburb of Abobo by forces loyal Laurent Gbagbo, the outgoing president who refuses to leave office after he was defeated by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara in a presidential election held last November.
The UN peacekeepers were on patrol under their civilian protection mandate when they were shot at in the PK-18 area. The patrol was forced to return fire, UNOCI said in a press release.
On Friday and Saturday elements of Mr. Gbagbos Young Patriots damaged four UNOCI vehicles in Abidjan.
The UN peacekeeping force said the escalation of violence against the peacekeepers and their assets has been fuelled by propaganda, based on untruths against the mission by Mr. Gbagbos camp.
UNOCI wishes to recall that under international conventions, any attack against UN peacekeepers constitutes a war crime, the mission said in its statement.
UNOCI also wishes to recall that the Blue Helmets rules of engagement allow them to use force to protect UN personnel and material as well as freedom of movement. These rules shall be applied strictly, it added. It reiterates its call for calm and urged all parties concerned to avoid any recourse to violence.
Article source: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37635&Cr=Ivoire&Cr1=
Sudan: 27 Feb 11
27 February 2011 – UNAMID patrols to villages in North and South Darfur reported over the weekend that large numbers of villagers continue to move to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in light of ongoing clashes between forces of the Government of the Sudan (GoS) and armed groups, clashes apparently resulting from ambushes by rebel movements against GoS troops. Aid agencies are currently estimating the numbers of newly displaced persons in some of the largest camps to begin distribution of humanitarian supplies.
The peacekeepers also discovered a number of UXOs (unexploded ordnance) which had been dropped during aerial bombardment on 24 February outside Kushiny village, near Tawilla in North Darfur. The explosives were marked. A UNAMID Explosive and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will be dispatched to the area shortly.
Article source: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MCOI-8EGJKE?OpenDocument&RSS20=02-P
Sudan: 27 Feb 11
27 February 2011 – UNAMID patrols to villages in North and South Darfur reported over the weekend that large numbers of villagers continue to move to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in light of ongoing clashes between forces of the Government of the Sudan (GoS) and armed groups, clashes apparently resulting from ambushes by rebel movements against GoS troops. Aid agencies are currently estimating the numbers of newly displaced persons in some of the largest camps to begin distribution of humanitarian supplies.
The peacekeepers also discovered a number of UXOs (unexploded ordnance) which had been dropped during aerial bombardment on 24 February outside Kushiny village, near Tawilla in North Darfur. The explosives were marked. A UNAMID Explosive and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will be dispatched to the area shortly.
Article source: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MCOI-8EGJKE?OpenDocument&RSS20=02-P
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