Mali: German Defence Minister Visits Soldiers In North-Eastern Region - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2019
German Defence Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has visited German soldiers serving with the United Nations, UN in Mali to learn about their mission in the country.
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The soldiersare based in Camp Castor in the north-eastern city of Gao, as part of theUnited Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali,MINUSMA peacekeeping mission, which is considered the most dangerous operationcurrently underway.
The north ofMali was temporarily controlled by militants and other rebel groups in 2012following a military coup until France intervened militarily.
MINUSMA isamong the UN’s largest military missions, with 11,000 blue-helmet soldiers andmore than 1,500 police officers and civilians stationed in Mali.