A UN base was attacked in northern Mali, leaving three people dead and wounding at least 12.
Around 30 rockets struck the base in Kidal and killed one of the UN peacekeepers, with 2 more civilians dying in a nearby camp for Tuareg and Arab nomads.
It is not clear who carried out the attack, but Al-Qaeda linked militants and Tuareg rebels have been involved in violence in the region over the past few years.
The 9,000 strong UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (Minusma) was deployed in Mali, after France intervened in 2013 to dislodge militants who had taken control of huge swathes of land in the north of the country.
Violent clashes at UN base in Mali (27 January 2015)