# Ambush in South Sudan kills two UN peacekeepers

https://mins.news/en/item/30988

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-24 20:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/ambush-in-south-sudan-kills-peacekeeping-troops?traffic_source=rss

> Armed men ambushed a UNMISS patrol travelling toward Pajut in Jonglei state, killing two peacekeepers and wounding three others. Two South Sudanese police officers and two civilian mission staff were also injured, as ongoing fighting between government and opposition forces fuels fears of a return to full-scale civil war.