Mali: 'Peaceful' muslims injure 15 UN peacekeepers in jihad attack using a ‘vehicle-borne explosive’

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https://www.reuters.com/world/afric...rman-wounded-northern-mali-attack-2021-06-25/

BAMAKO, June 25 (Reuters) – Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers, including several from Germany, were wounded in northern Mali on Friday in an attack on their camp involving a vehicle-borne explosive, the U.N. mission in Mali and the German military said.

The attack targeted a temporary base set up by the peacekeepers near the village of Ichagara in northern Gao region, where Islamist insurgents linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State are active.

The wounded were being evacuated, the U.N. mission said in a post on Twitter without giving further details.

Several German soldiers were among the wounded, a spokesman for the German military said….
 
All these groups used to be financed by Saudi. But now, with Saudi having financial issues, these groups need to find a way to get income. Some do kidnapping. Others vollect protection money from villagers or face rspe and plunder. Just like how chinese gangsters used to operate.
 
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