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UNSC Calls for Swift Investigation Into Killing of 6 Peacekeepers in Mali

© Flickr / UN Mission in MaliDaily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali
Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali - Sputnik International
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The UN Security Council has called on the government of Mali to launch an urgent investigation into the killing of at least six peacekeepers from Guinea in a complex attack on a camp of the UN mission.

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Two Peacekeepers Killed by Unidentified Attackers on UN Base in Mali
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – On Friday, an attack was launched against the camp of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Kidal, a town in northern Mali. Around 30 people were injured in the attack, according to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and six peacekeepers were killed.

"The members of the Security Council called on the Government of Mali to swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice and stressed that those responsible for the attack should be held accountable. They underlined that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law," the Council said in a Friday statement.

The radical Ansar Dine group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Friday attack.

Mali has been in crisis since a 2012 coup attempt as several insurgent groups – including Islamic extremists — have been fighting against the Malian government in an attempt to gain independence or greater autonomy for the country's northern region.

The UN mission has been present in the country since 2013.

The Friday attack coincided with a visit to the region by UN Special Representative Mahamat Saleh Annadif, who was appointed head of the Mali peacekeeping operation in December 2015.

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