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Two more Rwandan peacekeepers have been killed and one injured in Sudan's Darfur region - the second deadly attack on the contingent in two days. | Two more Rwandan peacekeepers have been killed and one injured in Sudan's Darfur region - the second deadly attack on the contingent in two days. |
The soldiers were distributing water at a camp for the displaced on Saturday as gunmen in civilian clothes approached and opened fire, officials say. | |
On Friday, three Rwandan peacekeepers were killed and two injured in an attack on a convoy. | |
The Rwandans were serving in the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force. | |
Saturday's attack took place at a camp in Shangil Tobaa, 65km (40 miles) south of the regional capital El Fasher, officials said. | |
They did not provide further details. | They did not provide further details. |
A Unamid spokesman said it was too early to tell if the two attacks were linked. | |
'Very unstable' | |
Twenty-two members of the now 18,000-strong Unamid force have died in Darfur in the past two years, with Rwandans accounting for the most victims from a single nation. | |
The BBC's James Copnall in the Sudanese capital Khartoum says the intensity of the fighting in Darfur has declined over the last few years, but the region remains very unstable. | |
Violence flared in the region in 2003 when black African rebel groups took up arms against the Sudanese government in Khartoum, complaining of discrimination and neglect. | |
Pro-government Arab militias then started a campaign of violence, targeting the black African population. | Pro-government Arab militias then started a campaign of violence, targeting the black African population. |
Rights groups estimate 300,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in 2003, although Khartoum has put the death toll at about 10,000. | Rights groups estimate 300,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in 2003, although Khartoum has put the death toll at about 10,000. |
About 2.7 million people are thought to have been displaced during the conflict. | About 2.7 million people are thought to have been displaced during the conflict. |