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UNITED NATIONS — Nine United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in northern Mali on Friday, the United Nations said, in the deadliest attack on the force since it was deployed.
The convoy of peacekeepers from Niger was targeted while it was traveling in the northern region of Gao, according Deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq and a statement from the force. Other troops were wounded in the attack.
The peacekeeping force, which is tasked with bringing stability to the troubled West African country, said air support was immediately deployed to secure the area where the attack took place 15 kilometers (9 miles) east of Indelimane. Read more...
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