Jihadist group Ansar Dine claims deadly attack on UN base in Mali

The jihadist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of the Faith) on Saturday said it was responsible for the attack on a United Nations base in Mali that killed two UN peacekeepers and a civilian contractor.

Speaking on the phone with AFP, a senior figure in the group Hamadou Ag Khallini revealed to the publication that the attack was ''in response to the violation of our lands by the enemies of Islam,''