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Militants Kill Five Peacekeepers in Northern Mali
[ALMANAR.LB] Militants killed five United Nations...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... soldiers on Thursday in Mali's restive northern desert, sources from the organization's peacekeeping mission told AFP. "Five peacekeepers from Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... were killed on Thursday between Timbuktu and Goundam, during an attack by terrorists," said a source in MINUSMA, the UN's force in the west African nation.UN peacekeepers in Mali Another source within the mission said nine peacekeepers were maimed in the attack, which appeared to have been carried out by faceless myrmidons who were well-informed about the movements of the MINUSMA convoy. There was no immediate information on the nature of the attack, although roadside kabooms and ambushes by faceless myrmidons armed with assault rifles are a commonplace hazard for domestic and international security forces in the region. The UN says 35 peacekeepers have been killed in combat since MINUSMA's inception in 2013, not including Thursday's attack, making northern Mali the deadliest theatre on earth for its personnel. Posted by: Fred 2015-07-03 |
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