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Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in Attack in Northern Mali

Gunmen have killed two UN peacekeepers in a region of northwestern Mali wracked by jihadist violence, the UN said Sunday.

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UN Mali peacekeepers find Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018

A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN Minusma peacekeepers

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Three Irish soldiers injured in IED blast east of Gao in Mali

Three Irish soldiers sustained minor injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded near their convoy east of Gao in eastern Mali

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Mali: At least 18 UN peacekeepers, 2 civilians injured in Tessalit mortar attack

At least 18 U.N. peacekeepers and two civilians were wounded in a mortar attack on a military base in Tessalit in Mali's desert north

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Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said

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Denmark parliament approves deployments to Barkhane and MINUSMA in the Sahel

Denmark's parliament has approved two separate deployments of a C-130J and EH-101 helicopters to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa

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Mali: UN peacekeeper killed, 5 injured in attacks in Aguelhok and Bandiagara

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Aguelhok in northern Mali

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Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO

Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia

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Mali children face increased violence threat from terrorist attacks, UNICEF says

UNICEF warned children in Mali faced rising violence with more than 150 killed in the first half of the year in jihadist and ethnic attacks

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Mali: UK to deploy 250 troops to MINUSMA for long-range reconnaissance missions

The UK will in 2020 deploy 250 military personnel to MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, providing a long-range reconnaissance capability

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