"Unprecedented!" The country ordered the United Nations to withdraw its troops for a limited time
According to the Associated Press, the United Nations is facing an unprecedented six-month withdrawal from Mali, as described by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The military government of this West African country has introduced mercenaries from the Wagner Group in Russia to assist in combating domestic rebellion and ordered the United Nations to withdraw its troops.
According to reports, UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Mali, Kasim Vani, introduced the scale of the operation to the UN Security Council on the 28th local time: all 12947 UN peacekeeping personnel and police must be sent back to their home countries, their 12 camps and a temporary base must be transferred to the government, and 1786 civilian personnel must be dismissed before the deadline of December 31st.
▲ Information image: On September 26, 2021, United Nations peacekeeping personnel vehicles patrolled the northern city of Tongbutu in Mali.
The Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations, Isa Confulu, said that the government is cooperating with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, but will not extend the deadline.
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According to the report, Vanni said that the United Nations still needs to transport approximately 5500 sea freight containers of equipment and 4000 vehicles belonging to the United Nations and countries that send peacekeeping personnel. Among the more than 10 United Nations peacekeeping operations, Mali ranks fourth in terms of scale.
In a 13 page letter to Security Council members, Guterres wrote, "The timetable, scope, and complexity of withdrawing the mission are unprecedented."