UN peacekeeper killed in Mali ‘terrorist’ attack

• A UN peacekeeper was killed in a “terrorist attack” on their convoy in Kidal.
• The convoy was hit by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
• MINUSMA is the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission.

According to a MINUSMA official on Twitter, a UN peacekeeper was murdered and three others were injured in a “terrorist attack” on their convoy in Kidal, northern Mali, on Wednesday.

The casualties were members of the mission’s Jordanian contingent, a security official said separately on condition of anonymity.

The convoy was hit by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in an attack that lasted about an hour, MINUSMA spokesman Olivier Salgado tweeted.

“Unfortunately, one of the blue helmets succumbed to his wounds following the attack,” he posted in French.

No details were given about the suspected attackers.

MINUSMA — the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali — was deployed in 2013 to help shore up the fragile Sahel state in the face of jihadist attacks.

The mission is one of the UN’s largest and most deadly peacekeeping operation, with 13,000 members. According to the report, 172 personnel have died as a result of hostile conduct.

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