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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Faisal Ali

UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia

Al-Shabaab insurgents holding arms.
Al-Shabaab, a jihadist organisation with roots in Ethiopia’s 2006 invasion of Somalia, carries out regular deadly attacks. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP

The UN has authorised a new African peacekeeping mission to continue supporting Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab, the insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaida, but there are doubts about whether troops from neighbouring Ethiopia will remain part of the deployment.

The UN security council adopted a resolution on Friday allowing the deployment of up to 12,626 personnel to support the Somali government’s nearly two decades-long fight against al-Shabaab.

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