UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) concluded its operations in the Timbuktu region on Thursday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
The mission's presence in the area ended following the departure of its final personnel, who left by air and land convoy, said Dujarric.
The handover ceremony, led by Bakoun Kante, the governor of Timbuktu, and Anton Antchev,