Washington asks the Security Council to cover all of Sudan as gunmen kill two UNMISS peacekeepers
US envoy Boulos asked the Security Council to stretch the Darfur arms embargo across Sudan, bring drones into the regime, and add experts. An ambush on the road to Pajut in Jonglei killed two UNMISS peacekeepers.
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Boulos tables a country-wide Sudan embargo before the 12 September expiry
US envoy Massad Boulos told the Security Council on Monday that Washington had tabled a strong resolution built on four main elements, the first of which is extending the embargo across the entire territory of Sudan. The text would also bring drones under the arms restrictions and increase the number of experts scrutinising the existing embargo. The Darfur embargo, in place for more than two decades, expires on 12 September 2026 unless a new agreement is reached. Widening the embargo requires a Council vote.[1]
Russia warns against hitting Sudan's army, and Khartoum asks for a technical extension
Russia, which holds a veto, warned against new measures that would hit Sudan's army. Sudan's UN envoy Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed asked instead for a technical extension, saying that expanding the sanctions regime would weaken the protection of civilians. Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN's under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs, said the sophisticated weaponry in use continues to point to ongoing external support to both parties, and that recent fighting has been marked by heavy drone use and localised ground combat in areas less affected by the rainy season. In a war now in its fourth year, the army holds the centre and east while Darfur in the west and parts of the south are under Rapid Support Forces control.[1]
An ambush on the road to Pajut kills two UNMISS peacekeepers
UNMISS, the UN mission in South Sudan, said on Monday that armed men had ambushed a patrol travelling towards Pajut in Jonglei state, killing two peacekeepers and wounding three more. Two South Sudanese police officers and two civilian staff attached to the mission were also wounded. The identities and nationalities of the dead were not disclosed, and the mission named no perpetrator. The mission said it had deployed a Quick Reaction Force to secure the area. UNMISS head Anita Kiki Gbeho called the deadly violence against mission personnel serving to support peace in South Sudan unacceptable. Attacks on peacekeepers are rare; UN figures show more than 450 attacks on humanitarian workers and assets between January and July. At least 36 aid workers and contractors were killed over those months, against 31 across all of 2025. Fighting between government troops and forces loyal to opposition leader Riek Machar has ground on for months.[2]
