Corporal Karim Tmara, a member of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR), died due to accidental electrocution while using a water pump.
This incident marks the 60th Moroccan peacekeeper to perish while on duty in UN missions. Tmara was part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
Since Morocco’s involvement in UN peacekeeping, six of its soldiers have died in MONUSCO alone. The UN has consistently recognized the sacrifices made by Moroccan and international peacekeepers. In May 2024, the total number of deaths among UN mission personnel since 1948 reached a somber 4,380.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres honored two Moroccan FAR peacekeepers at the annual memorial service for those who lost their lives in UN peacekeeping operations in 2023.
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