U.N. troops told to fight back, use force as peacekeeper deaths surge

The United Nations says that 56 peacekeepers were killed in 2017, marking the highest number of deaths through violence for the international peacekeeping force since 1994, according to a new report. While there have been spikes in violence against U.N. peacekeepers, the report argues that the sustained nature of current peacekeeper fatalities indicates a dangerous new […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/23/u-n-troops-told-to-fight-back-use-force-as-peacekeeper-deaths-surge/