Deadly Mali attack on UN peacekeepers

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and some 30 wounded this morning when attackers hit their base in northeastern Mali.  

A Guinean member of the UN force said the dead soldiers were from his country's contingent. 

The attack came a week after at least four assailants and a Malian soldier were killed in an attack on a UN military camp at Timbuktu. 

The north of the country continues to be beset by violence having fallen under the control of Tuareg-led rebels and armed groups linked to al-Qaeda in 2012.  

They were largely ousted by a French-led military operation in January 2013, however, insurgents continue to threaten stability.  

Large parts of Mali remain lawless, despite a June peace deal between the former Tuareg rebels and rival pro-government armed groups. 


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