German Army
Soldiers from the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, as part of the U.N.-led MINUSMA enforcement mission (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission) on March 03, 2017 in Gao, Mali. MINUSMA troops are assisting the Malian government in its struggle against rebels that include a Tuareg movement (MNLA) and several Islamic armed groups, among them Al-Qaeda, in the north of Mali. Rebels have conducted a series of terror attacks to destabilize the current government in recent years. The Bundeswehr has committed helicopters and 750 soldiers to the MINUSMA mission as well as 147 soldiers to the EUTM mission (European Training Mission Mali) to train government troops. 2nd March 2017
Photos: Alexander Koerner
German Army
Soldiers from the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, as part of the U.N.-led MINUSMA enforcement mission (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission) on March 03, 2017 in Gao, Mali. MINUSMA troops are assisting the Malian government in its struggle against rebels that include a Tuareg movement (MNLA) and several Islamic armed groups, among them Al-Qaeda, in the north of Mali. Rebels have conducted a series of terror attacks to destabilize the current government in recent years. The Bundeswehr has committed helicopters and 750 soldiers to the MINUSMA mission as well as 147 soldiers to the EUTM mission (European Training Mission Mali) to train government troops. 2nd March 2017
Photos: Alexander Koerner