UN peacekeeper killed in Mali 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA Nigerian peacekeeper was killed Saturday in an attack on the United Nations’ stabilization mission in Mali, the UN said. A Nigerian peacekeeper was also injured. The UN’s MINUSMA mission was established in Mali after radical Islamist militias seized the north of the country in 2012. Since their deployment in 2013, more than 190 peacekeepers have died in Mali, including nearly 120 killed by hostile action — making MINUSMA the UN’s deadliest peacekeeping operation, accounting for more than half of blue helmets killed globally in the past five years.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 19, 2019 05:48 UTC