The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali gets a boost as The United Kingdom is to send a contingent of 250 troops in the country in 2020. 

According to a statement released via the UK ministry of defense website. The troops were deployed in recognition of increased instability in the Sahel region of North Africa with the aim of delivering “long –term sustainability peace in Mali”.

The soldiers who will be based in Gao, Eastern Mali will address a “key capability gap for the UN Mission”, and will join an international contingent of over 15,000 military and police personnel, for an initial period of three years.

The Mali Civil War which started in January 2012 could so far be termed as the toughest UN peacekeeping mission.

Mali Conflict

Libya has been on constant war since the overthrow and killing of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi who was one of the high profile leaders in North Africa and the Middle East to lose power during the 2011 Arab Spring. The rebels who united to topple Gaddafi have been fighting each other, trying to rule the war-tone North African oil-rich country. On April 4, Khalifa Haftar began an offensive to seize Tripoli from the internationally recognized government of national accord. 

United Arabs Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, USA, and France have been accused of interfering in Libyan affairs by supporting Khalifa Haftar.

Battlefield Libya

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