The troops were part of the UN Mission in South Sudan. Five other Indian army personnel were also injured. The casualties belonged to the Indian Army’s 6 Mahar and 9 Mechanized Infantry regiments.
Tag: Congo
Army aviation unit heads to Congo
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•An Indian Army aviation unit, comprising six light helicopters and 70 personnel, will leave Wednesday for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo’s restive Kivu province.
Obama offers trade-offs
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•President Barack Obama has placed the cape of a world power on India and held out the promise of global leadership, complete with matching veto.
Images: Fresh IAF airmen for Congo
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•A fresh batch of Indian Air Force airmen leave to replace the earlier contingent serving in the MONUC mission in Congo.