Overview

• A UN helicopter was attacked on an evacuation mission in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, killing one crew member and injuring two others.
• The helicopter was attempting to evacuate government troops trapped in Nasir after clashes with the White Army, a militia suspected of ties to Vice President Riek Machar.
• The White Army's involvement in the attack has been suggested, but investigations are ongoing to determine accountability.
• The violence jeopardizes the 2018 peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Machar, which ended a five-year civil war that killed over 400,000 people.
• UNMISS has called for calm and urged South Sudan's leaders to address rising tensions, as political rivalries and recent arrests of Machar's allies exacerbate the crisis.