4 Peacekeepers Die In Attack In Timbuktu Region

At least four U.N. peacekeepers have been killed in a militant attack in the northern Timbuktu region of Mali, reports the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).

On Thursday, a company of MINUSMA peacekeepers were conducting a security operation in the Bambara-Maoude locality in the Douentza-Timbuktu axis, when they struck an improvised explosive device, reported the U.N. News Service.

The convoy then came under attack by unidentified gunmen, who...