FILE - South Sudan President Salva Kiir, left, and First Vice President Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings in Juba, South Sudan, Oct. 20, 2019. Kiir appealed for calm after a U.N. helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed during a Friday rescue mission.

UN helicopter came under fire while trying to evacuate soldiers, leaving at least 27 people dead - Anadolu Ajansı

A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked.

A UN helicopter evacuation mission in South Sudan was attacked, resulting in casualties, amid increasing tension between the country's leaders. The incident threatens the 2018 peace deal between President Kiir and Vice President Machar,

NAIROBI : A South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers were killed yesterday when a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government said. The UN said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was “utterly abhorrent” and a possible war crime.

A helicopter operated by the UN Mission in South Sudan came under heavy fire while attempting evacuation following clashes between SSPDF and a militia group.

A United Nations helicopter was attacked in Nasir, South Sudan, while evacuating troops amid clashes involving the White Army militia, resulting in casualties. The UN condemned the incident as potentially a war crime.

The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out civil war.

The United Nations said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was "utterly abhorrent" and a possible war crime.