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Mali UN Peacekeepers Killed By Roadside Bomb
Topic Started: Sep 19 2014, 01:04 PM (30 Views)
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Mali UN peacekeepers killed by roadside bomb

The United Nations mission in Mali says five of its peacekeepers have died and another three were wounded by an explosive device.

The attack happened in the north of the country, in the Kidal region.

The deaths of the soldiers, who were all from Chad, brings the number of UN peacekeepers in Mali killed so far this month to ten.

Mali descended into conflict after a coup in 2012, and has faced an insurgency led by Islamist militants.

French troops intervened to halt a subsequent advance by Islamist rebels but separatist violence has flared in recent months, despite the deployment of UN forces.
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