The peacekeeper died in Kidal after being seriously injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion while conducting a search and detect operation. El-Ghassim Wane, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Mali and Head of the UN Mission (MINUSMA), condemned the attack. He extended his condolences to the government of the deceased peacekeeper, as well as to his family and colleagues. Since the beginning of 2022, several attacks against MINUSMA uniformed personnel involving the use of IEDs have been recorded, killing a number of peacekeepers and injuring several others. As of the end of March, 272 MINUSMA peacekeepers have been killed, making this mission the third deadliest for the blue helmets.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 20, 2022 11:22 UTC