By Wu Xinwei, Zhang Zhikang, Yang Biao, Sun Honghong, Tan Chaobo and Huang Hao

BEIJING, Sept. 2 -- On August 31, acting on the orders of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), the 6th Chinese Peacekeeping Military Utility Helicopter Unit to UNISFA and the 3rd Chinese Peacekeeping Quick Reaction Force (QRF) to UNISFA, together with the infantry battalions from Ghana and Bangladesh and the operations officers, completed a joint aerial reconnaissance mission along the boundary of Sector South in Abyei.

The aerial reconnaissance mission lasted a total of one hour and 40 minutes and involved high security risks. The aircrew of the Chinese peacekeeping helicopter unit strictly complied with UN airspace control requirements and carried out aerial operations along the planned route.

On board the helicopter, reconnaissance personnel from the Chinese peacekeeping QRF coordinated closely with Ghanaian and Bangladeshi peacekeepers to patrol key sections of the boundary, uninhabited areas and major transit routes, recording conditions on the ground and collecting imagery.

The data collected during the reconnaissance mission provided first hand information for UNISFA headquarters to assess the situation and optimize force deployment. The multinational joint mission tested and enhanced the Chinese peacekeeping units' operational capabilities in air-ground coordination and multinational cooperation.

(Video Editor: Yang Xueqing)