UK troops seize Daesh (ISIS) arms cache in Mali sofmag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sofmag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Around 100 soldiers found AK47 rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, camouflage clothing, radios, mobile phones and hundreds of litres of fuel during the operation near the border of Niger.
British peacekeepers seized AK47s, ammunition, fuel and radios hidden by a jihadist cell intimidating civilians, after conducting a search in a sandstorm.
About
300 British
troops are operating in the West African country as part of a UN-mission which includes over 13,000 peacekeepers from 56 different countries. Nearly 250 UN soldiers have lost their lives there since 2013.
British peacekeepers have seized a cache of terrorist material hidden by suspected ISIS militants in the first operation of its kind by @UN MINUSMA forces in #Mali. Read more here https://t.co/Px7O7M7ZI1pic.twitter.com/VIEgrlNwDQ Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) May 15, 2021
L Col Tom Robinson, Commanding Officer of the Light Dragoons, said: This operation is a tangible example of how UK soldiers, as part of the UN Force, are making a real difference to protect the people of Mali who are living in one of the most vulnerable regions in the world.