Ron Burgundy Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 The U.N. Security Council authorized an increase of more than 4,000 peacekeepers in Somalia on Tuesday so the U.N.-backed African force can boost its fight against al Shabaab militants who have shifted tactics and expanded their reach. Somalia is struggling to rebuild after two decades of civil war and lawlessness sparked by the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991. A U.N.-backed African Union peacekeeping mission - known as AMISOM - was deployed in 2007, more than a decade after initial U.N. peacekeeping missions in the country failed. A joint U.N. and African Union review of the AMISOM found that al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab had deliberately changed tactics since May from conventional to guerrilla warfare, with targets including the government, state bodies and the United Nations. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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