The peacekeeping mission has recorded 281 deaths of its soldiers since it became operational in Mali in 2013.

The peacekeeping mission has recorded 281 deaths of its soldiers since it became operational in Mali in 2013.
The move comes after the Sahel country’s military rulers demanded that Paris withdraw its forces.
Burkina Faso gov’t spokesman says the country wants to defend itself and France has one month to pull out troops.
Military-ruled Burkina Faso suspends accord with France, orders troops to leave within a month, reports state media.
Kenya has suffered attacks for a decade as retribution for joining the peacekeeping force fighting al-Shabab in Somalia.
Government forces and allied clan militias recaptured the base from al-Shabab in October.
The government and allied clan militias have forced the rebels from swathes of territory, in the latest offensive.
Burkina Faso has been struggling to contain violence by armed groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) since 2015.
Somalia President Mohamud urges citizens to help flush out members of the group he describes as ‘bedbugs’.
The reinforcements in response to the latest attacks led to the killing of 31 rebels, the army said in a statement.
Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for two car bombs in Hiraan after it was pushed out of the region.
Violence from multiple armed groups in Burkina Faso has displaced more than two million people.
The group continues to make cross-border raids to pressure Kenya to withdraw its forces from the AU mission in Somalia.
Violence has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 2.7 million across the Sahel, according to the UN.