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2022-10-19 Africa North

Three UN Peacekeepers Killed, Three Injured in Mali Attack

[ShabelleMedia] Three United Nations
...boodling on the grand scale...
peacekeepers were killed and three others seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised bomb in northern Mali on Monday, a U.N. spokesperson said.

Islamist holy warriors, some with links to al-Qaeda and Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, have been waging an insurgency in northern Mali for the last decade.

The peacekeepers were on a mine search and detection patrol in the northern commune of Tessalit,

...near the Algerian border...

in Kidal region, when they were hit, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told news hounds.

"We send our deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers, to our colleagues in the mission and we wish a speedy recovery to those who were maimed," Dujarric said.

MINUSMA — the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali — currently has about 12,000 military personnel deployed in the country.

At least 174 peacekeepers have been killed in hostile acts in Mali since the start of the mission in 2013, making it the deadliest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa

#1 I think this is northeast enough to be Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) territory — the rest of northern Mali being Al Qaeda in the Magreb (AQIM) /JNIM territory — but after searching the internet I’ve managed to thoroughly confuse myself. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-19 12:30|| 2022-10-19 12:30|| Front Page Top

#2 It is confusing isn't it. My guess would be JNIM since they're the ones blew up UN convoys for being 'invading forces' earlier too. Better equipped than the IGS, the JNIM have been hitting military posts, depots, all through Mali. I think it's about getting control of where the gold deposits are. Just my two rupees.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-10-19 12:58|| 2022-10-19 12:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Bless you, Dron. I do my best, but I’ve never had the kind of mind that naturally thinks in terms of connection webs, territory maps, and endless, cascading details.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-19 13:17|| 2022-10-19 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4
The peacekeepers were on a mine search and detection patrol

It appears they located one.

Posted by jpal 2022-10-19 14:44|| 2022-10-19 14:44|| Front Page Top

#5 jpal, there's a saying in the Navy: Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-10-19 18:51|| 2022-10-19 18:51|| Front Page Top

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