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By Saidi Msonda, Darfur
Hundreds of UNAMID Sector South HQ staff members led by Head of Office Mr. Imtiaz Hussain today attended a brief ceremony at the Pakistan Level III Hospital in Nyala to pay their final respects to the seven Tanzanian peacekeepers who were killed near Khor Abeche in an ambush by unidentified gunmen on Saturday 13 July 2013. Their bodies were flown today to Khartoum en route to Tanzania. |
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Top Sector leadership led by Mr. Hussain (3rd R)
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UNAMID
JSR Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas along with Acting Force Commander Lt. Gen.
Wynjones Kisamba and Police Commissioner Ms. Hester Adriana Paneras
visited the other 17 injured peacekeepers at the same Hospital
yesterday. The Mission leadership and the UNSG Ban Ki-moon have
condemned the act and called for the Government of Sudan to bring the
perpetrators of the “heinous” act to justice.Meanwhile, according to
press reports, Tanzanian President JakayaKikwete expressed his deep
shock
following the incident and he sent condolences to the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) and the bereaved families.
following the incident and he sent condolences to the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) and the bereaved families.
Capt. John Kivunge, a Tanzanian Staff Officer with JOC, reads a program of the brief ceremony
He
wished quick recovery for the injured soldiers, saying: “I don’t have a
lot of words to express my shock and sadness on the soldiers who died
while on a very important mission of United Nations, on keeping peace in
an area where thousands of people have been killed…” Mr. Kikwete said
in a statement issued by the Directorate of Presidential Communications
yesterday, adding; “since the fallen servicemen and women were deployed
in Darfur in February this year and since Tanzania started deploying
troops in 2007, they have
done a good work and the country is proud of them”.
done a good work and the country is proud of them”.
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A portion of staff members at the ceremony
The
TPDF Spokesperson, Lt. Col. KapambalaMgawe, said during a press
conference yesterday that a special delegation has been sent to Khartoum
and Darfur to talk with the authorities over the incident. Tanzania has
a battalion of about 850 peacekeepers in Darfur located at Khor Abeche
and Menawashi, South Darfur State.
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Military salute as the 'Last Post' rings out by Nigbatt in honour of the fallen heroes
Prayers from an Imam for the fallen peacekeepers
Prayers from a chaplain
Prayers from another chaplain
Maj. Elinami Moshi reads brief CVs of the deceased to the top brass
A section of the top brass
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