UNAMID: 2 Darfur peacekeepers missing after ambush on their patrol safely return to base

UNAMID: 2 missing Darfur peacekeepers found

CAIRO — The U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur says two of its peacekeepers who went missing after an ambush on their patrol earlier this week have safely returned to base.

The two soldiers were declared missing after gunmen attacked their convoy in south Darfur on Friday, seizing some 60 peacekeepers and their vehicles.

UNAMID says the two missing soldiers were able to evade capture during the attack and escaped. They then traveled at night to avoid detection and contacted a UNAMID outpost Sunday with the help of locals. The pair were suffering from dehydration but were in stable condition.

The peacekeepers who were captured during the ambush were released by the gunmen Saturday.

UNAMID deployed to Darfur in 2007 to protect civilians and improve security.