Mali: Three UN peacekeepers die in a roadside bomb explosion

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five others seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said. “A MINUSMA Force convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device IED today,” it said Read More …

At Least 32 Peacekeeping, Associated Personnel Killed in Malicious Attacks during 2022, United Nations Staff Union President Says

At least 32 United Nations peacekeeping personnel — 28 military and four police, including one woman police officer — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2022, the United Nations Staff Union said today. For the ninth year in a row, Read More …

UN peacekeeping: A team of all-female Egyptian police officers tackles the threat of IED attacks in Mali

For the first time in the history of UN peacekeeping, an all-female Egyptian team within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is playing a crucial role in saving lives by detecting and defusing improvised explosive devices Read More …

14 Malian soldiers killed by explosives in multiple attacks in Mopti Region

Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists have killed 14 Malian soldiers and wounded nearly a dozen, the army said. Multiple improvised explosive devices detonated between Dia and Diafarabe villages as well as between Koumara and Macina towns in central Mali, said Read More …

Cambodian Blue Hat EOD battalion return home from Mali

After 273 Cambodian Blue Hats left for Mali on January 7, 46 Cambodian Blue Hat explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) troops returned home from the African nation. The squad returned home yesterday after the successful completion of the humanitarian mission to Read More …

UN: The 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company Receives the United Nations Medal

One-hundred and ten members of the 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company were awarded the United Nations medal on 20 December 2022, as a tangible recognition of the peacekeepers’ efforts and achievements. The Egyptian company, based in Mopti, Mali, has participated Read More …

Mali: Nine FAMa soldiers killed in November IED attacks

Mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) killed nine Mali soldiers during November in central and southern areas in thrall to a decade-long jihadist insurgency, the military said Sunday. The armed forces “were in November 2022 the object of three IED Read More …

Mali: MINUSMA employee killed in IED explosion in Kidal Region

MINUSMA employee killed in explosive explosion in Kidal Region, North of Mali when his motorcycle hit an improvised explosive device (IED). On November 22 an improvised explosive device detonated on the road to Timbuktu, injuring three UN peacekeepers. Today, 30 Read More …

Mali: Three MINUSMA peacekeepers wounded in IED blast

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated on the road to Timbuktu, Mali, on Monday morning injured three UN peacekeepers, a UN spokesman said. “The UN condemns the attack and wish the peacekeepers a speedy recovery,” said Farhan Haq, the deputy Read More …

Ivory Coast to withdraw from UN peacekeeping force in Mali

Ivory Coast will be gradually withdrawing its military contingent from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) after the continued detention of 46 Ivorian soldiers who have been accused of being mercenaries. The announcement was made in a letter, Read More …