Two U.N. Peacekeepers from Germany were killed when their Tiger attack helicopter crash 70 km north of Gao, Mali on Jul. 26. The rotorcraft was totally destroyed by fire.
By Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
The German soldiers were taking part in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA).