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Peacekeeper killed in blast in Mali's troubled north: UN
 [AlAhram] A peacekeeper died Saturday and four others were seriously injured in Mali's volatile north near the Algerian border when an improvised bomb went off, the UN said."One dead and three seriously injured after one of our teams hit an improvised bomb near Tessalit", close to the Algerian border, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, said. "This incident is a sad reminder of the permanent danger hanging over our peacekeepers and of the sacrifices made for peace in Mali", head of Minusma El-GhassimWane was quoted as saying in a statement. "Today's cowardly attack only strengthens Minusma's determination to support Mali and its people in their quest for peace and stability," he said. In April, four Chadian peacekeepers from Minusma were killed in a jihadist attack on their camp in Aguelhok, also in northeastern Mali. Minusma, deployed in Mali since 2013, is currently the deadliest United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... peace mission in the world, with 145 killed in hostile acts recorded as of August 31, according to UN statistics. Related: Mali: 2021-09-30 Top EU court cancels Morocco trade deals over W.Sahara Mali: 2021-09-29 WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis Mali: 2021-09-28 Wagner PMC starts recruiting for their mission in Mali Related: Tessalit: 2021-04-04 Four UN Troops Die in Major Attack in Northern Mali Tessalit: 2020-06-06 French forces kill Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalik Droukdel Tessalit: 2020-01-10 18 UN Troops, 2 Civilians Injured in Mali Mortar Attack Posted by: trailing wife 2021-10-03 |
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