UN troops deploy in Somali capital to defend staff

MOGADISHU, May 18 – A special UN military force to protect aid workers deployed for the first time in the war-ravaged Somali capital Sunday, amid a wave of attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents. The 400-strong “defensive” guard force of Ugandan troops, based at the heavily fortified Mogadishu airport, is “mandated to protect UN staff […]

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