Indian soldiers killed in Sudan fought valiantly: UN Asst Secretary General

[jaiind]

RIP to brave hearts of India's sons.....

 

[turbo charged]

Indian soldiers killed in Sudan fought valiantly: UN Assistant Secretary General to NDTV | NDTV.com

United Nations Assistant Secretary General Tony Banbury has praised the bravery of Indian jawans killed while fighting rebels in South Sudan earlier this month. The soldiers were part of a UN peacekeeping mission.

"The morale of the Indian soldiers is very high. I was able to visit the affected contingent today and met the Commanding Officer. He told us that the morale of the soldiers was very high. These soldiers fought valiantly in the face of this unprovoked ambush, they were dramatically outnumbered... about 200 attackers to 35 soldiers and they fought very greatly. All the soldiers fought back," Mr Banbury told NDTV.

"The killings would have been much worse had it not been for the bravery of these soldiers. I think they ought to feel very proud of what they have done even though they are all devastated by the loss of the five UN peacekeepers," he added.

The Indian Army personnel, including a Lieutenant Colonel, were killed and four others were injured when their 32-member convoy was ambushed by armed men in Gurmuck in the volatile state of Jonglei in South Sudan. Their bodies arrived in India on Thursday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed anguish over the killing of the five peacekeepers. "I pay tributes to our brave soldiers," Dr Singh said in his condolence message to the bereaved families.

There are around 2,200 Indian Army personnel comprising two battalions, one based in Jonglei and the other in Malakkal, Upper Nile, on the border with Sudan.

Since South Sudan got independence in July 2011, it has witnessed ethnic strife, with Pibor county, the main base of UN peacekeeping force, being the centre of much of the violence.

India is a major contributor to UN peacekeeping forces around the world. Mr Banbury today said that the UN cannot function without the contribution of Indian peacekeepers.

 

[janon]

Pakistan (like India) is one of the biggest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions. There are plenty of pakistani soldiers posted in volatile areas. Check out which nation lost the most soldiers in the famous battle of mogadishu, the "black hawk down", apart from americans. It was pakistan, and the place was somalia. You never knew that your soldiers die in places like that, did you? Probably not, judging by your post. I wonder what you tell the families of your soldiers who die for UN missions. Do you send them stickers like that picture?

United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here are some points to ponder.

Guess which country's troops serve in conflict zones the most for UN? Answer : Pakistan, with 10,175 troops.

Guess how many pakistani troops serve in this particular conflict zone, Sudan, right now? Answer: 1542.

Googling for pictures and memes is easy, but knowing something about the topic is not that easy.

 

[Dandpatta]

@ Turbo-charged
I think your immaturity is quite turbo-charged ! That's all I can say about your post. Indian / Pakistani / Nigerian / Chinese / Canadian and many other nations' contingents under the UN flag don't have a choice between "paradise" and volatile regions. I hope you can afford to take back your sticker - cos not only is it insulting to the soldiering profession, but insulting to your intellect as well.

 

[JonAsad]

These are the soldiers fighting for peace i admire- Salute-
The ones fighting for their country are just made cannon fodders for some ones elses agenda-