One peacekeeper was killed when two unknown gunmen opened fire on a United Nations vehicle in northern Mali, the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said Saturday.
The vehicle was attacked at about 1900 GMT Friday in the city of Gao, where MINUSMA has stationed thousands of peacekeepers.
‘We are outraged that peacekeepers have once again been attacked,’ MINUSMA chief Mahamat Saleh Annadif said in a statement.
The attack came only a day after two peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded when unknown assailants fired mortars at MINUSMA's camp in Aguelhok in Kidal region.
Mali's north has experienced regular flare-ups of violence and attacks on peacekeepers and Malian soldiers in the wake of a 2012 military coup that saw separatist rebel groups and, later, al-Qaeda-associated militants take control of the region.
French and African military operations, alongside the Malian army's efforts, scattered militants and restored government control over the area, but rebel activities and military operations continue in some areas, despite the signing of various peace agreements.
