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UK to send 250 troops to Mali for peacekeeping mission

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epa07557999 United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers secure the area as part of a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) delegation visit in the Timbuktu Region of Mali, 06 May 2019 (issued 09 May 2019). This visit follows the repatriation of 2086 Malian refugees from the Mbera camp in Mauritania last April, who had to flee conflict in 2013. Vehicles from the High Council for Azawad Unity (HCUA) also came to secure the area. In Koygouma the HCUA member of the Coordination of Azawad movements (CMA) is very present. This rebel group that signed the Algiers peace agreement mainly composed of Ansar Dine dissidents is often criticized for its double game with Ansar Dine jihadists and its proximity to Iyad Ag Ghali. Although the security situation in Mali is still volatile, according to UNHCR, many refugees decided to return to Mali. EPA-EFE/NICOLAS REMENE ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

The UK is to send 250 troops to Mali in the biggest peace-keeping deployment since Bosnia and potentially the most dangerous mission for British forces since Afghanistan.

The soldiers will form a long-range reconnaissance task group, specifically chosen for their ability to operate in small teams and in violent, contested areas of the country.

They will be asked reach parts of Mali that most militaries cannot, to feed on-the-ground intelligence back to the mission headquarters in Gao. They will arrive in the country early next year.

The British deployment comes as security in Mali and the wide Sahel region has deteriorated rapidly in recent months, causing thousands of people to be displaced and a dramatic spike in deaths.

A range of violent factions – some allied to al Qaeda – are vying for influence, and Islamic State in West Africa has successfully established a foothold in Mali.

Via Sky News

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