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# MINUSMA

This year
2023
# the Sahel
UN peacekeeping force in Mali leaves base early over insecurity
Fighting has broken out between factions in Mali as nearby Niger and Burkina Faso are engulfed in conflict.
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Aug 13th 2023, 6:17 PM
Last year
2022
# Africa
Mali suspends new personnel arrivals to UN peacekeeping mission - which includes Irish troops
MINSUMA is the mission in which the Army Ranger Wing is involved.
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Jul 14th 2022, 5:35 PM
# Mali
Irish soldiers to stay in war-torn Mali for now despite French announcement of troop withdrawal
There are 34 Irish troops in Mali at present.
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Feb 19th 2022, 12:10 AM
All time
# MINUSMA
Three Irish soldiers injured in Mali after device explodes near convoy
The soldiers were injured around 900km north-east of the capital Bamako.
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Feb 25th 2020, 6:18 PM
# MINUSMA
Army Ranger Wing prepares for deployment to UN mission in 'hostile environment' of Mali
The mission has been described as the most dangerous UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
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Aug 26th 2019, 7:22 AM
# Explainer
What's behind the violence in Mali and why does the Government want to send elite Defence Forces members there?
This week, Cabinet approved a proposal to send troops abroad for peacekeeping duties.
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Jun 15th 2019, 9:00 AM