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Tunisian UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic ambush

By IGIHE
On 13 February 2025 at 06:50

A Tunisian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations in the Central African Republic (CAR) was killed near the country’s border with Chad, Tunisia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.

According to the ministry, the incident took place on Tuesday evening when a military patrol from Tunisia’s Rapid Intervention Unit, operating under the UN’s peacekeeping mission, was ambushed.

The unit was on a routine mission as part of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

Tunisia has been contributing troops to MINUSCA since June 2021, with its Rapid Intervention Unit tasked with reinforcing frontline security, ensuring civilian protection, securing strategic locations, escorting humanitarian convoys, and safeguarding UN personnel.

Tunisia has been contributing troops to MINUSCA since June 2021.

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