29 Aug 2014 - Juba, 29 August 2014 - Friends and colleagues of the three Russian crew members who died in last Tuesday’s crash of an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-contracted Mi-8 helicopter attended a memorial ceremony at the Mission’s Tomping compound this morning to pay tribute to the deceased.
26 Aug 2014 - Juba, 26 August 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17³Ô¹ÏÍø) confirms that three crew members of a UN-contracted MI-8 helicopter have died in this afternoon’s crash near Bentiu in Unity State.
26 Aug 2014 - Juba, 26 August 2014 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan confirms that one of its MI-8 helicopters has crashed about 10 km south of Bentiu in Unity State. The Mission lost contact with the helicopter, which was on a routine cargo flight from Wau to Bentiu, at 14.28...
25 Aug 2014 - Juba, 25 August 2014 – The UN Mission in South Sudan (17³Ô¹ÏÍø) condemns the detention of a team of six Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ceasefire monitors and three aircrew in Buoth (35 km South West of Bentiu in Unity State) on Saturday, 23 August 2014 by...
19 Aug 2014 - Juba, 19 August 2014 - At approximately 9:45 am on Monday the 18th August, sustained gunfire, lasting for 30 minutes, was heard around the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø compound in Bentiu, Unity State. The source of the firing was nearby Rubkona Airstrip, where SPLA soldiers are stationed.
15 Aug 2014 - Juba, 15 August 2014 - This morning between 6:30am and 9:00am, heavy, sustained small arms and artillery fire was heard to the South East of the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Base in Bentiu. One artillery shell exploded next to the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø base, however nobody was injured by the blast.
06 Aug 2014 - Juba, 5 August 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (17³Ô¹ÏÍø) condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing by the so-called Mabanese Defence Forces of at least five South Sudanese employees of humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) earlier today in and around...
04 Aug 2014 - Juba, 4 August 2014 – 17³Ô¹ÏÍø is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Bunj, Maban County, Upper Nile State, where, since yesterday, there have been clashes between a community-based self defence militia calling itself the Mabanese Defence Forces and...
