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U.N. Adds Cease-Fire Observers To Peacekeeping Mission

July 01 2015

Mali

The U.N. Security Council has extended the peacekeeping mission in Mali for another year, reports the U.N. News Service.

The resolution adopted on Tuesday authorizes a troop ceiling of 11,240 military personnel. For the first time, it called for at least 40 military observers to monitor and supervise the newly agreed cease-fire.

The mandate for the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) now runs through June 30, 2016.

The council resolution...

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