{"id":16176,"date":"2014-09-04T05:04:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T05:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-peacekeepers-killed-in-mali-mine-blast\/"},"modified":"2014-09-04T05:04:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T05:04:46","slug":"un-peacekeepers-killed-in-mali-mine-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-peacekeepers-killed-in-mali-mine-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali Mine Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{At least four peacekeepers have been killed and 15 others wounded when their convoy hit a mine in northern Mali, a spokesman for the UN has said.}}<\/p>\n

Olivier Salgado, a spokesperson for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, said on Tuesday that the group of Chadian soldiers were returning to the town of Kidal when they struck a mine.<\/p>\n

The deaths took place about 30 km north of Kidal, which is home to a separatist Tuareg rebel movement. <\/p>\n

Al-Qaeda and other armed groups are also active in the area. <\/p>\n

UN troops are now trying to stabilize the north, and peace talks have begun between the Malian government and Tuaregs, who maintain a heavy presence in Kidal and have pushed back against the authority of the Bamako-based government. <\/p>\n

Al-Qaeda is not participating in those discussions. <\/p>\n

“A peace process is under way, some want to compromise it, that’s totally unacceptable and irresponsible,” Bert Koenders, the UN special envoy for Mali, said. <\/p>\n

Northern Mali has experienced a series of attacks on UN peacekeepers in recent weeks but Tuesday’s attack was the largest in months. <\/p>\n

Including those who died on Tuesday, 15 peacekeepers have been killed in Mali this year.<\/p>\n

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