A blue helmet from the United Nations mission in Mali was killed on Sunday, June 19, in the explosion of a mine in Kidal, while he was participating in a patrol, announced the head of Minusma on his Twitter account .
Saddened by the death this morning at #Kidalof 1 of our #blue helmet who jumped on 1 #mine while participating in 1 patrol. Terrible news which adds to the long list of our colleagues who have lost their lives in the course of their service at the #Mali. #ServiceandSacrifice
— El-Ghassim Wane (@elghassimw) June 19, 2022
The blue helmet was part of the Guinean contingent of Minusma, said a mission official on condition of anonymity. “He was first injured and succumbed to his injuries at our hospital in Kidal”he specified.
This new death comes in a tense context of negotiations on the renewal of the mandate of Minusma, the UN peacekeeping mission having suffered the most human losses. In total, 175 of its blue helmets died.
