{"id":193851,"date":"2016-02-27T16:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=193851"},"modified":"2016-02-27T16:30:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T16:30:51","slug":"dissatisfied-un-soldier-kills-his-commander-in-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/dissatisfied-un-soldier-kills-his-commander-in-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Dissatisfied’ UN soldier kills his commander in Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has launched an inquiry after a Chadian soldier opened fire inside a UN base, killing his own commander and a doctor in the unit.<\/p>\n
The suspect, who was reportedly unhappy with working conditions, was arrested after Thursday’s killings at the base in the northern town of Kidal.<\/p>\n
The UN called it a “revenge attack”.<\/p>\n
Chadian soldiers have twice abandoned positions in northern Mali over the last year over unpaid salaries.<\/p>\n
Chad is a key contributor to the UN mission in Mali, which currently has 9,000 troops on the ground.<\/p>\n
International troops have been in Mali since Islamist forces seized the north of the country four years ago.<\/p>\n
The government of Chad has previously accused the UN of neglecting its troops in northern Mali, saying they are placed in great danger, and lack logistics and adequate food supplies.<\/p>\n
A dozen other Chadian soldiers accused of “disobedience” have also been arrested at the same base, AFP news agency reports, quoting unnamed UN sources.
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\nBy: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has launched an inquiry after a Chadian soldier opened fire inside a UN base, killing his own commander and a doctor in the unit. The suspect, who was reportedly unhappy with working conditions, was arrested after Thursday’s killings at the base in the northern town of Kidal. The UN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n