By Huang Hao, Wu Xinwei, Wang Binwen, Yang Jiewei and Bian Haoyu

A new helicopter attached to the 6th Chinese Peacekeeping Helicopter Contingent to UNISFA touches down at the airfield of the UNISFA Smart Camp.

ABYEI, Oct. 27 -- Two peacekeeping helicopters painted with "UN" marking and the Chinese national flag landed smoothly at the airfield of the UNISFA Smart Camp on October 26, 2026, marking the successful completion of a transnational helicopter rotation mission by the 6th Chinese Peacekeeping Helicopter Contingent to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Spanning 21 days, the mission required personnel to transit across two countries, one region, and three airfields and airports, covering a total flight distance of over 2,300 kilometers.

Two new helicopters attached to the 6th Chinese Peacekeeping Helicopter Contingent to UNISFA touch down at the airfield of the UNISFA Smart Camp.

Chinese peacekeepers assigned to the 6th Chinese Peacekeeping Helicopter Contingent to UNISFA remove the main rotor blades of an outgoing helicopter.

Chinese peacekeepers assigned to the 6th Chinese Peacekeeping Helicopter Contingent to UNISFA remove the tail rotor blades of an outgoing helicopter.