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Terrorist groups are expanding in Mali as peacekeepers leave, U.N. experts warn

By Michele Kelemen
Published August 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM EDT
An aerial view shows the Temporary Operational Base of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Ogossagou village, Mopti region on November 5, 2021. - Ogossagou village was attacked two times in two years, in 2019 and 2020, by unidentified armed men, that killed in total more than 200 civilians in a village of less that 800 people.
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An aerial view shows the Temporary Operational Base of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Ogossagou village, Mopti region on November 5, 2021. - Ogossagou village was attacked two times in two years, in 2019 and 2020, by unidentified armed men, that killed in total more than 200 civilians in a village of less that 800 people.

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Michele Kelemen
Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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