BigstockAn attack at the same base last April killed two peacekeepers and left several others woundedGunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday on one of their bases in northern Mali, a source close to the MINUSMA force said. "According to a new toll, still provisional, at least eight peacekeepers have been killed," the source said. The attack happened early Sunday at the Aguelhok base 200 kilometres north of Kidal and towards the border with Algeria, the source added. An attack at the same base last April killed two peacekeepers and left several others wounded. More than 13,000 peacekeepers are deployed in Mali as part of a UN mission that was established after Islamist militias seized northern Mali in 2012.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 20, 2019 13:07 UTC