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Mali has called on the United Nations to remove its peacekeeping force, condemning what it has called their "failure" to meet security challenges. In Timbuktu, many people agree that the force -- the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA)-- has failed to roll back jihadism. Others however warn against its withdrawal, voicing concern especially for the local economy. The mandate of the decade-old MINUSMA mission expires on June 30. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES