Dakar: On July 15, Egypt told the United Nations that it would temporarily suspend the activities of its contingent in a Mali peacekeeping mission. It cited the increased attacks on its peacekeepers who escort convoys supplying UN bases, a UN spokesperson said on Friday. The attacks have caused the death of seven Egyptian soldiers since the beginning of the year.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Israeli forces ‘enter Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital’

The Israeli military said its forces were carrying out an operation on…

CIA director holds truce talks in Egypt, Qatar

CIA director William Burns has traveled to Qatar in another attempt to…

Several killed in Israeli bombardment of HQ in Khan Younis

The Palestinian Red Crescent said that “several” people were killed and wounded…

Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians

On September 4, Gaza’s Interior Ministry said that the ruling Hamas Islamists…