UN Helicopter Shot at in Darfur

Last month, an advisor to Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, said that Sudan would not be able to protect UN troops if Bashir would be indicted for war crimes. So far, the charges against Bashir have not been dropped. On Monday, a UN Helicopter was shot at during a mission. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Fox News

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A helicopter of the U.N.-African peacekeeping mission in Darfur was shot at during a routine mission and forced to return to its airfield, a spokesman for the force said Monday.

The incident came as special U.S. envoy to Sudan, Richard Williamson, was visiting a different part of the arid, wartorn region, some 300 kilometers away.

UNAMID spokesman Noureddine Mezni said the helicopter came under fire half an hour into its mission, damaging the radio system and the rear of the aircraft, according to an initial inspection.