The Security Council today condemned "in the strongest terms" Friday's attack on a joint United Nations-African Union force in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol in which one peacekeeper from Sierra Leone was killed and another wounded.
In a press statement the 15-member body called on the Sudanese Government to ensure that the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice and reiterated its support for the 23,000-strong force, which was set up in 2008 to help end a war between the Government, backed by its militia allies, and various rebel groups. At least 300,000 people have died and 2.7 million others have been driven from their homes since fighting erupted in 2003.
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