UN Forces Attacked in Mali
Gunmen have killed nine people in two separate attacks ahead of the Security Council's discussion about an all-African security force in the Sahel region.
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Mali: UN Forces Attacked Ahead of Security Council Debate On Sahel Force
RFI, 15 August 2017
Gunmen killed nine people in two separate attacks in Mali on Monday, the day before the UN Security Council was due to discuss an all-African security force in the Sahel region. Read more »
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Mali: Gunmen Attack United Nations Bases
Deutsche Welle, 14 August 2017
An early-morning attack on a UN base in the central region was followed by another hours later in northwestern Mali. The assaults confirmed the West African state as the world's… Read more »
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Mali: Several People Killed in Attacks On UN Camps in Mali
Al Jazeera, 14 August 2017
The United Nations says unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in the northern Mali city of Timbuktu, killing seven people and injuring seven… Read more »
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Mali: One UN Peacekeeper Killed, Another Injured in Coordinated Attack On Mission Base in Central Mali
UN News, 14 August 2017
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali today confirmed the death of a national soldier and one UN peacekeeper in an attack by non-identified gunmen. Read more »
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The Malian army, United Nations peacekeepers and humanitarian groups are regularly targeted by desert fighters who have regrouped since a French-led military operation in 2013 to ... Read more »
