UN will “spare no effort” in supporting the G5-Sahel and the Malian army "mission to fight terrorism",says Mahamat
The Malian Government, reported an incursion against a Malian battalion of the regional G5 Sahel Force in Boulkessi, and also a Malian army base in Mondoro.
“These acts of terror will not hinder the joint efforts of the Malian Government and its partners for peace and security”, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, which goes by the French acronym of MINUSMA.
He spelled out that “these acts from another era can’t undermine our commitment and determination”.
The attacks occurred only a few days after the 74th UN General Assembly where security in Mali and the Sahel took an integral part of the agenda.
Those high-level meetings were attended by regional Heads of State.
This most recent offense is the latest act of jihadist violence, as well as inter-communal strife.
The attacks began in 2012 when Islamist militants briefly took over the north of the country.
According to news reports, a hunt is under way for the missing troops.
Mr. Annadif reiterated MINUSMA’s strong commitment to carry out its Security Council mandate, making clear.
MINUSMA is mandated with the implementation of the peace and reconciliation agreement and the stabilization of the country’s central region.
The UN will “spare no effort” in supporting the G5-Sahel and the Malian army in their “mission to fight terrorism” he affirmed.
MINUSMA has provided the G5-Sahel Force with aerial support to strengthen its position in Boulkessi and has evacuated the injured.
The G5 is a troop coalition of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.
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