Thursday, February 23, 2012

UN votes to increase African force in Somalia (AP)

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A detail about a pirated ship is displayed on a screen at the Joint Operations Centre and Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa during a media briefing at the EU NAVFOR Operations Headquarters at Northwood in north west London February 20, 2012. EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation ATALANTA's main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the 'World Food Program' (WFP) and vessels of 'African Union Mission in Somalia' (AMISOM), and to protect vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean and to deter and disrupt piracy.   REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY CRIME LAW POLITICS)AP - The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to authorize an increase in the African Union force in Somalia from 12,000 to about 17,700 and expand its areas of operation in an effort to intensify pressure on al-Shabab militants.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120222/ap_on_re_us/un_un_somalia

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