Three United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma) were wounded on Sunday after their patrol vehicle caught a landmine.
In a tweet by the UN’s mission in the country (Minusma), “A vehicle from one of our patrols hit a mine this 11 September between Ber and Timbuktu” in northern Mali region.
“Patrols are one way to provide reassurance and protection to communities from the threats they face,” it stated.
The incident came a week after a peacekeeper was injured in Mali’s northern Gao region after a UN convoy hit a landmine.
Several Minusma personnel have been killed in similar attacks since January. Relations between Mali and the UN, whose peacekeepers have been in the country since 2013, have deteriorated in recent weeks.
Civil society groups and several members of the Malian public have organised protests demanding Minusma’s expulsion from the country.
The Yerewolo Debout Sur Les Remparts (Patriots Standing on the Ramparts) has given the peacekeeping mission until September 22 to vacate the country.
In August, Egypt suspended its participation in the mission due to concerns about the security of its troops in the West African country.
