peacekeeping
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Apr- 2019 -4 AprilAfrica
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
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3 AprilAfrica
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
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Mar- 2019 -8 MarchAfrica
UN considering downsizing DR Congo peacekeeping mission
The UN is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charting a course towards an exit strategy
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Feb- 2019 -25 FebruaryAfrica
Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked
French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti
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22 FebruaryMiddle East
Around 200 US “peacekeeping” troops will stay in Syria
The US military will keep around 200 "peacekeeping" troops in Syria, the White House said, weeks after President Trump announced US forces would withdraw
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18 FebruaryAfrica
Mali soldier wounded in firefight with German peacekeepers
A Malian soldier was seriously wounded during a night-time exchange of fire with German troops serving as UN peacekeepers in the west African nation
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10 FebruaryAfrica
Three Ethiopians killed in UN Mi-8 helicopter crash in disputed Abyei
An Ethiopian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a UN compound in the Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, killing three crew members and injuring 10 passengers
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1 FebruaryAfrica
Romania to replace Canada peacekeepers in UN’s Mali mission
Romania will deploy transport helicopters to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), replacing the Canadian deployment
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Jan- 2019 -20 JanuaryAfrica
Mali: 10 UN peacekeepers killed in attack on Aguelhok base
Gunmen killed at least ten UN peacekeepers from Chad in an attack on a base in Aguelhok in northern Mali
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15 JanuaryPeace
UN peacekeeping missions threatened by $2 billion budget gap
The UN is struggling with almost $2 billion in unpaid contributions to its peacekeeping budget, with current cash balances covering less than two months of operations
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