KHARTOUM: Attackers who killed seven peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur were armed with anti-aircraft guns, the head of the African Union-United Nations mission said on Sunday (Monday in Manila), calling for a review of whether his men have the tools to deal with worsening insecurity.

Saturday’s ambush left seven Tanzanian troops dead and wounded 17 other military and police personnel from the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (Unamid).

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