The Theology of Missions

murdered staff were: Hélène de Beir, Willem Kwint, Egil Tynaes, Fasil Ahmad
and Besmillah.
Darfur, Sudan – October 10, 2004 – A Save the Children vehicle was hit by an
anti-tank landmine in the Um Barro area of North Darfur, Sudan. Two members
of staff travelling in the vehicle were killed, Rafe Bullick (British, Programme
Manager, North Darfur) and Nourredine Issa Tayeb (Sudanese, Water Engineer).
2005
Baghdad, Iraq – April 16, 2005 – Marla Ruzicka and her Iraqi translator, Faiz Ali
Salim, were killed by a suicide car bombing on Airport Road in Baghdad.
South Sudan/Uganda, – November 5, 2005 – Collin Lee who worked for
International Aid Services died when his jeep, containing his wife and driver, was
ambushed by the LRA in South Sudan.
2006
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka – May 15 – An employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council
is shot dead on his way back from work.
Muttur, Sri Lanka – August 4 or August 5–17 workers from the aid group Action
Against Hunger were found murdered on August 6 in northeastern Sri Lanka.
They were working on post-2004 tsunami reconstruction. There had been fierce
fighting the area for more than a week. (See Muttur massacre.)
2007
2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash
Darfur – between 1 January 2006 and 31 August 2007 – A total of 12
humanitarian workers were killed, including four working for the Government's
water project.
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