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UN Peacekeepers Leave Base in Mali's Timbuktu Region, State Media Reports

16:08, 29 December 2023

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According to the resolution on the completion of the UN mission in Mali, adopted by the United Nations in June, the withdrawal of the organization's peacekeepers is due to be finished by December 31. The pullout of the mission, which was deployed in the country since 2013, was requested by Mali's authorities, which cited its ineffectiveness.

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Peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have left their base in the Timbuktu region in the central part of the country, the Mali state television and radio company ORF said following the ceremony of handing over the base to the authorities of the West African country.

On Thursday, the mission confirmed the closure of the base on social networks.

"We intend to complete the process of closing [the Mission's facilities] as soon as possible," the peacekeepers added.

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