The Security Council on Monday strongly condemned Sunday’s attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, which left one peacekeeper from Guinea dead, as well as Saturday’s attacks near Gao and near Bankass, in which dozens of civilians were killed. In a press statement, the members of the council called on the Transitional Government […]
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airstrike
Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. On Tuesday, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) published a report claiming that 19 civilians were killed on January 3 near the village of Bounty, when two French fighter jets […]