Egypt to withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali, UN says

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The United Nations mission in Mali says that Egypt will withdraw its troops from the West African county by mid-August citing deadly attacks against its peacekeepers.
Seven Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed in Mali so far this year, according to officials.Olivier Salgado, the spokesman of the U.N. mission in Mali, on Friday confirmed that Egypt will suspend its activities in Mali.“We confirm that Egypt, through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in N