North - South Sudan Tensions Continue

Zambian peacekeepers patrol in Abyei, Sudan, in this handout picture released by the United Nations Missions in Sudan. Photograph: Stuart Price/Unmis/Reuters

UN Admits Peacekeepers Failed In Sudan Clashes -- The Guardian

Zambian troops should have had 'more visibility' during fighting over Abyei, top military adviser finds.

The UN has admitted peacekeepers were wrong to stay in barracks during recent fighting between northern and southern Sudan that left scores of people dead and caused tens of thousands to flee.

General Babacar Gaye, the UN peacekeeping department's top military adviser, found that "we could have and should have had more visibility to deter any violence against civilians," a spokesman said.

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