According to a spokesperson, the UN mission in Mali formally concluded its ten-year deployment on Monday, following a pullout mandated by the country’s military authorities.
According to AFP, the mission, known as MINUSMA, lowered the UN flag over its headquarters in the capital city of Bamako.
According to her, the mission has officially come to an end with the symbolic ceremony.
After January 1, there will be a “liquidation phase” that includes tasks like giving the authorities the last of the equipment.
Fears that fighting between troops and armed factions for territorial control will intensify have been sparked by the UN stabilization mission’s (MINUSMA) withdrawal.
MINUSMA had kept about 15,000 soldiers for the previous ten years.
Fears that fighting between troops and armed factions for territorial control will intensify have been sparked by the UN stabilization mission’s (MINUSMA) withdrawal.
For the previous ten years, MINUSMA has kept about 15,000 police and soldiers in Mali. 180 or so members have perished as a result of hostile acts.
Out of a total of about 13,800 employees at the beginning of the withdrawal, more than 10,500 uniformed and civilian MINUSMA personnel had left Mali as of Friday, the UN mission announced on X, formerly Twitter.
