United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres condemned the drone strike on Saturday that hit the UN peacekeeping logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, killing six and injuring eight— all members of the Bangladeshi contingent that serves in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei.
In his statement, Guterres offered “deepest and heartfelt condolences” to Bangladesh’s government, its people and to the families of the fallen peacekeepers, and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. He warned that attacks against UN personnel could amount to war crimes and urged all parties in the conflict to protect peacekeepers and civilians, adding that “There will need to be accountability.”
The UN chief called on the warring sides to halt hostilities immediately and to resume negotiations aimed at a durable ceasefire and a comprehensive, Sudan‑owned political process.
The Sudanese Armed Forces blame the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the attack, a claim the RSF denies. According to the SAF, a drone launched three missiles at the UN headquarters and the Bangladesh Battalion, setting a UN storage facility ablaze. All casualties were members of that battalion, which operates within the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan.
In a separate statement, Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council—which supports the SAF—described the strike as an RSF drone attack on UN premises, calling it a serious breach of international humanitarian law and the protections afforded to UN facilities. The council declared that “Targeting a protected UN facility represents a dangerous escalation and criminal behavior amounting to an organized terrorist act,” stressing that the attack poses a direct threat to humanitarian and international missions.
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