Peacekeepers Mali

• Canadian peacekeepers in Mali evacuated wounded French counterterrorism troops

  Canadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali earlier this month after their patrol was ambushed while hunting for militants along the border with Niger.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2019
  
• Jeff Semple: Canadian peacekeepers battle extreme weather in Mali helicopter exercise

  The Canadians’ most important job is air medical evacuations. If a UN peacekeeper or a Malian civilian is badly injured and needs to be airlifted to hospital, the Canadians get the call.

  Aug 31, 2018
  
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• Jeff Semple: Canadian peacekeepers ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with German, Dutch troops in Mali

  Canada is the new kid on the block: 250 Canadians just moved into Camp Castor, now living alongside around 865 German and 150 Dutch troops.

  Aug 29, 2018
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• Jeff Semple: First impressions of Canadian peacekeepers in Mali

  Mali represents Canada’s first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping mission in nearly two decades.

  Aug 27, 2018
• Jihadist attack kills 3 UN peacekeepers, soldier in northern Mali

  The extremist group is believed to be behind an ambush on U.S. forces and their local counterparts in Niger that left four Americans dead last month.

  World

  Nov 24, 2017