The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as Minusma, is conducting a sensitive pull out from the country as it faces intensifying fighting. Armed actors are fighting for control of evacuated Minusma camps, highlighting the strategic importance of these areas. Some signatories of the 2015 Algiers accords have taken up arms against Mali's central government, increasing attacks against the army. Minusma has also suffered attacks, with some of its convoys being targeted with explosive devices. Mali's government has accused Minusma of leaving a free hand to terrorists, while the mission has faced restrictions imposed by authorities on its ability to manoeuvre.

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