UN lifts security zone around Mali town

U.N. peacekeepers are lifting a security zone they imposed around the town of Kidal in northern Mali because fears of an attack have diminished after rival clans signed a peace deal earlier this month, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Peacekeepers imposed the 20-km zone on Aug. 20 over concerns that pro-government forces would try […]

U.N. peacekeepers are lifting a security zone they imposed around the town of Kidal in northern Mali because fears of an attack have diminished after rival clans signed a peace deal earlier this month, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Peacekeepers imposed the 20-km zone on Aug. 20 over concerns that pro-government forces would try to take the separatist stronghold.
They began to lift the zone on Monday, said Radhia Achouri, spokeswoman for the MINUSMA mission.