Mali

Apr- 2019 -

21 April

Staff Writer

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Mali soldiers killed in attack on Guiré in the central Koulikoro region

At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in Guiré in the Koulikoro region in the center of the country

20 April

Fergus Kelly

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UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region

19 April

Staff Writer

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Mali government resigns as anger mounts over Ogossagou massacre

Mali's prime minister and his government resigned following criticism over violence in the centre of the country and a massacre of 160 people in March

10 April

Staff Writer

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France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border

French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso

9 April

Members of the Malian Army at their garrison in Tombouctou, Mali, conduct drills to instruct new recruits during Exercise Flintlock

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Mali soldiers shoot civilians in Dioura after ‘surprise’ mortar test fire

Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured four others after an explosion they mistook for an attack in Dioura in the central Mopti region

4 April

Fergus Kelly

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Mali: UN peacekeeper injured in attack on Kidal MINUSMA base

A MINUSMA peacekeeper was reportedly injured in a rocket and gun attack on a United Nations base in Kidal, in the desert north of Mali

3 April

Fergus Kelly

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UN Security Council requests options for Mali peacekeeping force overhaul

The UN Security Council agreed to discuss revamping the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, including a possible major drawdown

3 April

Fergus Kelly

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French military doctor killed by explosive device in Mali’s Gourma

A French military doctor was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Mali's Gourma region near the Burkina Faso border

Mar- 2019 -

27 March

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Mali: 6 killed in attack on Dogon village of Ouadou

Six people were killed in attacks on villages of the Dogon ethnic community in central Mali, as the UN mission called for an end to the "spiral of violence"

25 March