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The village of Ogossagou is located 144 kilometres from the town of Sévaré in the Mopti region of central Mali. Ogossagou has been the site of two massacres between local ethnic groups in the space of two years, resulting in numerous casualties. For the last two years peacekeepers from Senegal serving with the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has secured a temporary operational base (TOB) in the village. The village of Ogossagou is difficult to access by land due to the security situation, terrorist attacks and Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and to the isolation of the village. Recently calm has returned to Ogossagou with the signing of local agreements between the two communities.

A helicopter flies over the village of Ogossagou in central Mali..

Josh Jorgensen (at podium) from Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), briefs reporters on "A Call to Action for International Humanitarian Law and the Protection of Civilians".

At left is Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and at right is Andrea Canepa from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

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Headline UNMIL Peacekeepers Patrol Outskirt of Tubmanburg

Caption Description United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) peacekeepers today began patrolling the outskirt of Tubmanburg. The city served as the launchpad for Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) attacks on the capital Monrovia last year. Pakistani UNMIL peacekeepers had to repair a bridge near the city in order for armored vehicles to cross. Last September, the Security Council approved the establishment of UNMIL and the deployment of up to 15,000 military personnel and over 1,000 civilian police officers to bring peace to the country torn by 12 years of conflict.

Liberians greet the patrolling UNMIL peacekeepers near the city of Tubmanburg, Liberia.

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Production Date 01/04/2004 10:54:30 AM

Country Liberia

Credit UN Photo/Shima Roy

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