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South Sudanese refugees take 13 UN staff hostage in DRC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations [U.S.A.], Apr 19 (ANI): A group of 100 unarmed South Sudanese refugees have taken 13 United Nations mission staff hostage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demanding to be moved to another country, a UN official said on Tuesday.
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Two Indians abducted in South Sudan released
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): External Affairs Ministers Sushma Swaraj on Friday informed that two Indian nationals, who were abducted earlier this month in South Sudan, have been released.
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South Sudan: Passenger jet crashes onto runway, dozens feared dead
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Wau [South Sudan] Mar. 20 (ANI): Number of people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed onto runway during landing at an airport in Wau, South Sudan.
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Ban Ki-moon sacks UN peacekeeping commander in South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has sacked the UN force commander in South Sudan following a report showing the troops' failure to protect civilians during violence in July this year.
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Injured Chinese peacekeepers airlifted from South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Entebbe, July 17 (ANI): Two Chinese peacekeepers, who were seriously injured in the recent violence in South Sudan, were airlifted to Beijing aboard a specialist medical rescue plane sent by the Chinese military for specialized treatment and operations.
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156 stranded Indians reach home from worn-torn South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft C-17 carrying Indian nationals from war-torn South Sudan landed in New Delhi this morning.
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152 Indians safely land in Thiruvananthapuram from war-torn South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Air Force aircraft C-17 carrying Indian citizens from war-torn South Sudan landed at Thiruvananthapuram this morning.
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IAF aircrafts with Indians rescued from South Sudan to reach Delhi today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The two Indian Air Force C-17 aircrafts, bringing back hundreds of Indians stranded in war-torn South Sudan, will reach the national capital today.
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Aircrafts carrying Indians from South Sudan to reach Delhi by tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday took to Twitter to inform that two Indian Air Force C17 aircrafts, carrying hundreds of Indians from War-torn South Sudan, will reach Delhi tomorrow.
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Op Sankat Mochan: Evacuated Indians to land in Kerala tomorrow morning
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Asserting that operation 'Sankat Mochan', which is being carried out to rescue stranded Indians from war-struck South Sudan, highlighted the Centre's 'pro-active approach', the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated that the e
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Sankat Mochan: Rescue team lands in Juba, Swaraj calls on Indians to move
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Juba (South Sudan), July 14 (ANI): With the 'Sankat Mochan'rescue team landing here in Juba, External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Thursday called on all the stranded Indian nationals to move out quickly, adding that the evacuation might not be possible if the situation deteriorates.
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Operation 'Sankat Mochan': VK Singh heads to Juba to rescue stra
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): The Indian Government on Thursday launched the 'Sankat Mochan' operation to evacuate Indian nationals from South Sudan, which will be led by Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh.
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