{"id":170379,"date":"2015-11-28T12:25:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T12:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=170379"},"modified":"2015-11-28T12:25:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T12:25:39","slug":"mali-attack-rocket-kills-three-at-un-base-at-kidal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=170379","title":{"rendered":"Mali attack: Rocket kills three at UN base at Kidal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three people have been killed in a rocket attack on a UN peacekeepers’ base in northern Mali, the UN says.<\/p>\n

Two UN peacekeepers from Guinea and a civilian contractor were killed in the attack in Kidal, officials said.<\/p>\n

Eight days ago, gunmen attacked a hotel in the capital, Bamako, taking scores hostage. Nineteen people were killed.<\/p>\n

The peacekeeping mission in Mali was approved in 2014 after France led a military campaign to drive out Islamist militants from the north.<\/p>\n

The Minusma force comprises some 10,000 soldiers from dozens of different contributor countries – the majority from Mali’s west African neighbours.<\/p>\n

World’s most dangerous peacekeeping mission<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UN mission – criticised by some at the time of its approval because there is no peace deal to support – has suffered more casualties than any other in recent years, with 56 troops killed.<\/p>\n

Islamist militants are suspected of being behind Saturday’s attack, in which 14 people were injured, several seriously, reports suggest.<\/p>\n

“Our camp in Kidal was attacked early this morning by terrorists using rockets,” said an official from the Minusma force.<\/p>\n

Militancy in Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n