UN peacekeepers come under fire in north Mali near Timbuktu
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Armed separatist fighters fired upon UN peacekeeping vehicles near Timbuktu in northern Mali on Tuesday, UN officials said, marking a further setback for the country's fragile peace process.
The peace negotiations are due to culminate next month with an agreement to be signed with the government.
The violence comes just a day after clashes erupted in the town of Menaka, prompting complaints that a pro-government militia there had violated the terms of the tentative cease-fire reaffirmed back in February.
The UN said it believed the fresh violence Tuesday had been carried out by elements of the CMA, a coalition of separatist Tuareg groups who have been active in the area.
