United Nations peacekeepers guard a United Nations base in Malakal July 23, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said on Wednesday troops would be sent home from a U.N. mission in South Sudan due to their response to deadly violence at a compound.
The United Nations said on Tuesday that an inquiry found that confusion over command and control and rules of engagement marred the response by peacekeepers to fighting in February at a U.N. compound in Malakal where nearly 50,000 civilians were sheltering.
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