Somalia: UN Security Council Likely to Endorse Amisom Troop Increase

The United Nations Security Council met Wednesday (October 30th) to consider increasing resources and troops for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which diplomats say is essential to eliminating the ongoing threat from al-Shabaab.

The council is expected to vote in favour of a 4,000-troop increase, bringing the new upper limit for AMISOM personnel in Somalia to 22,000, AFP reported.

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