But the militants have since reorganized and launched a wave of attacks against security forces, peacekeepers and civilian targets and have threatened neighboring countries. Ban said in a statement on Wednesday that recent attacks have killed 12 peacekeepers in Mali. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the Security Council to add just over 2,500 peacekeepers to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, which has been hit by a series of deadly attacks, according to a new U.N. report. The Security Council is scheduled to extend the MINUSMA mandate later this month. Ban also called for adding 480 U.N. police, which would raise the ceiling for police in the U.N. mission, known as MINUSMA, to 1,920 personnel.

Source: Standard Digital June 01, 2016 22:41 UTC