"Five U.N. Soldiers Killed In Ambush In Central Mali" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 May 2016 9:29 p.m. PST |
"Five United Nations peacekeepers were killed and one other seriously injured in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the United Nations said. A convoy of soldiers in the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was attacked 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Sevaré, the U.N. said. The nationalities of the soldiers were not released and so far no group had taken responsibility for the attack. It comes 10 days after five MINUSMA peacekeepers from Chad were killed in an ambush in the northern region of Kidal. Two days ago five Malian soldiers were killed near the town of Gao…"
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| Mako11 | 31 May 2016 9:01 a.m. PST |
That is a terrible shame. More proof to the old adage that they're frequently just targets for the enemy. |
| Bangorstu | 31 May 2016 10:04 a.m. PST |
No more so than any other soldiers I'd have thought. They do after all have a mandate to defend themselves. |
| Tango01 | 31 May 2016 11:27 a.m. PST |
If they were french… there would be retalations…
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| Mako11 | 31 May 2016 2:03 p.m. PST |
If they're given bullets. Some, in the past have not had those issued. Others have been severely admonished that using them may result in charges being filed against them, so they hesitate, and die. |
| SouthernPhantom | 01 Jun 2016 11:37 p.m. PST |
And others engage in predations against the local populace. I have no love for the UN. |
| twawaddell | 05 Jun 2016 7:31 p.m. PST |
I'm hearing that the soldiers killed were Chinese. Nothing definite yet. |
| Rod I Robertson | 05 Jun 2016 8:44 p.m. PST |
Confirmation of twawaddel's sources:
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Cheers.
Rod Robertson. |
 Legion 4   | 06 Jun 2016 9:01 a.m. PST |
Sorry to hear anytime UN troops die while on "peace keeping" missions. So it is confirmed they were Chinese, I take it ? |
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