One South African soldier was killed in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region and another was wounded in an ambush on a military convoy escorting humanitarian aid trucks, Pretoria said on Thursday.
South African peace-keepers ambushed in Darfur, one killed
South Africa's government said last month it planned to withdraw its contingent of troops from Darfur, where they have been serving as part of a large United Nations peace-keeping force trying to quell more than a decade of conflict.
South African peace-keepers ambushed in Darfur, one killed: govt
South Africa's government said last month it planned to withdraw its contingent of troops from Darfur, where they have been serving as part of a large United Nations peace-keeping force trying to quell more than a decade of conflict.
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