U.N. says base in South Sudan attacked
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A United Nations peacekeeping base in South Sudan's Jonglei State was attacked on Thursday and the U.N. has received reports that some people have been killed, Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said.
"Our base in Akobo, Jonglei State, was attacked and we have reports that lives are lost. We don't have the details of that yet," Eliasson told reporters.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq also spoke about the Akobo attack.
"The situation in Jonglei has deteriorated," he said. "In Akobo, earlier today, where civilians have gathered, including 32 as of last night, Lou Nuer youth have reportedly forced an entry into the UNMISS (The U.N. Mission in South Sudan) Temporary Operating Base to reach those civilians."
"The U.N. Mission in South Sudan will try to extract unarmed U.N. personnel from Akobo while reinforcing the base in Akobo with additional 60 troops from Malakal tomorrow," Haq said.
South Sudanese government troops
A United Nations peacekeeping base in South Sudan's Jonglei State was attacked on Thursday and the U.N. has received reports that some people have been killed, Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said.
"Our base in Akobo, Jonglei State, was attacked and we have reports that lives are lost. We don't have the details of that yet," Eliasson told reporters.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq also spoke about the Akobo attack.
"The situation in Jonglei has deteriorated," he said. "In Akobo, earlier today, where civilians have gathered, including 32 as of last night, Lou Nuer youth have reportedly forced an entry into the UNMISS (The U.N. Mission in South Sudan) Temporary Operating Base to reach those civilians."
"The U.N. Mission in South Sudan will try to extract unarmed U.N. personnel from Akobo while reinforcing the base in Akobo with additional 60 troops from Malakal tomorrow," Haq said.
South Sudanese government troops