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Turkey on Monday denounced what it described as a “heinous” drone attack on a United Nations base in Sudan that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded eight others, the Foreign Ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry offered condolences to the families of those killed, expressing “Allah’s mercy upon the Bangladeshi peacekeepers who lost their lives” and wishing a swift recovery to the wounded.
Ankara reaffirmed its commitment to Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity and voiced strong support for international and regional efforts to secure a peaceful settlement to the country’s protracted conflict.
The attack comes as fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shows no sign of easing. The war, which erupted in April 2023, has killed thousands, uprooted millions and fueled one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises.
Sudan’s military blamed the RSF for the drone strike, though the group has not issued an immediate response.
The slain peacekeepers were part of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), deployed in the volatile, oil-rich Abyei region along the Sudan–South Sudan border. The territory has remained disputed since South Sudan gained independence in 2011.
The UN Security Council renewed UNISFA’s mandate last month.