{Unidentified gunmen ambushed Pakistani peacekeepers in Sudan\u2019s East Darfur state on Saturday, injuring three, in the latest attack on the African Union United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), officials said.}<\/p>\n
A UNAMID official told Sudan Tribune that the Pakistani soldiers were wounded when a group of unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol of peacekeepers in Umzahima valley of Labado area, Yassin county.<\/p>\n
He further said the patrol members managed to control the situation after a clash that lasted for a quarter of an hour, adding they inflicted serious casualties on the assailants without further details.<\/p>\n
The official who preferred to speak under the condition of anonymity said the attackers meant to seize the vehicles of the peacekeepers but they were forced to flee.<\/p>\n
The wounded Pakistani soldier were transported by helicopter to a UNAMID medical center in Sigeira area, east to the South Darfur capital Nyala.<\/p>\n
Last week unknown gunmen carjacked two UNAMID vehicles in Gharabshi, South Darfur state, after stripping the peacekeepers of their weapons and belongings.<\/p>\n
Sudanese officials say the hybrid mission has become a security burden because the Sudanese army has intervene to protect them.<\/p>\n
The mission fulfils its mandate under bad conditions as the government demands the departure of its soldiers who are subjected to attacks by gunmen from the pro-government and rebels groups alike.<\/p>\n
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