Kadugli: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed late Saturday strong condemnation of the drone attacks on a base of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli, Sudan.
According to Kuwait News Agency, in a statement, Guterres said, "I strongly condemn the horrific drone attacks that targeted the United Nations peacekeeping logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, on 13 December 2025, resulting in six fatalities and eight injuries - all members of the Bangladeshi peacekeeping contingent serving in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)." He added, "I present my deepest and heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Bangladesh, to the families of the fallen peacekeepers, and wish a swift recovery to the injured. Support is being provided to the wounded peacekeepers ahead of their evacuation."
Guterres further stated, "Attacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law," emphasizing the obligation of all parties in the conflict to protect UN personnel and civilians. He remarked, "Attacks as the one today in South Kordofan against peacekeepers are unjustifiable. There will need to be accountability."
He expressed his solidarity with the thousands of peacekeepers who continue to serve under the blue flag in the most dangerous of environments. The UN Chief reiterated his call for the warring parties to agree on an immediate cessation of hostilities and to resume talks to reach a lasting ceasefire and a comprehensive, inclusive, and Sudanese-owned political process.
This incident marks the first attack on UNISFA deployed in the disputed Abyei area between Sudan and South Sudan since the war began in 2023 between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).