“Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a MINUSMA supply convoy headed by [κοινότητα] Lampezanga in Gao,” the largest city in northern Mali, in the province of the same name, the AFP source told the peacekeeping force.
Gunmen attacked a UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) supply convoy in Gao on Thursday, a source close to the peacekeeping force told AFP.
“Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a MINUSMA supply convoy headed by [κοινότητα] Lampezanga in Gao,” the largest city in northern Mali, in the province of the same name, the AFP source told the peacekeeping force.
A civilian tanker overturned in the attack, which injured a Malian citizen, the same source added, speaking of a “preliminary” account.
On June 30, the UN Security Council decided to end the peacekeeping mission, as requested by Bamako. The withdrawal will last six months, until the end of 2023.
Mali has been faced since 2012 with a deep security crisis, which first manifested itself in the north before spreading to the central part of the country and then to neighboring countries, Burkina Faso and Niger. The atrocities committed by jihadist armed groups that pledge allegiance to al-Qaeda or the Islamic State, as well as militias, criminal gangs, and even regular army forces, are countless.
MINUSMA, which has about 12,000 troops and was deployed to the Sahel state in 2013, is often targeted by jihadists, as is the state’s foreign presence and symbols of power.
Source :Skai
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