Minusma soldiers targeted in Aguelhok, then in Gao (V2)

(B2) Two Chadian peacekeepers and at least ten others were injured Thursday (April 5), in the evening, in a mortar attack against the MINUSMA camp in Aguelhok in the Kidal region.

An attack condemned by the Secretary General of the UN as by the European Union. " Attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law responded UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The companies "of this act" should be arrested and prosecuted added the spokesperson for Federica Mogherini, the head of European diplomacy. And to recall a principle: Those responsible for or complicit in attacks against international peacekeeping forces may be targeted by the sanctions regime established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2374 (2017) “, with the key to freezing personal assets and banning visas. The European Union wishes to recall its " support for MINUSMA as well as our full commitment to support the efforts of Mali and the G5 Sahel countries to promote peace, security and development in the country and the region. »

Another attack on Friday in Gao

(updated) A new attack against the peacekeeping forces took place on Friday (April 6), in the evening (19 p.m.), in the city of Gao. Two unidentified armed men opened fire on a MINUSMA vehicle. A Nigerien peacekeeper who was occupying the vehicle was fatally shot. He succumbed to his injuries while being transported to hospital. This latest attack brings to 102 the number of peacekeepers who have been victims of hostile acts since their deployment in Mali in July 2013.

(NGV)

Article updated on 6.4 at 23:30 p.m. with the second attack in Gao