| March 2015 Kidal attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Northern Mali conflict | |
| Location | Mali |
| Date | 8 March 2015 |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 14 |
More than 30 rockets and shells struck a MINUSMA base in Kidal, northern Mali, early on 8 March 2015. One United Nations peacekeeper from Chad was killed, as were two Malian children killed when a shell fell on a nearby camp of Tuareg and Arab nomads, according to the UN.[1] Eleven more peacekeepers and three more civilians were reportedly injured.[2] The rockets and shells were apparently launched from both the north and the south of the base.[3] It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, but Islamist militants active in the area[4] or Tuareg separatists[5] were suspected.
- ^ "At least three killed in north Mali rocket attack: U.N". Reuters. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Attack in northeastern Mali that killed UN peacekeeper strongly condemned by Ban, Council". United Nations News Centre. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "UN peacekeeper killed in attack in Mali's Kidal". Al Jazeera. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Rocket attack hits Kidal UN base in northern Mali". BBC News. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Attack on UN Mali barracks kills soldier and two civilians". The Guardian. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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