US gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers

MOGADISHU: The US has agreed to give the UN another year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in Somalia, a document showed — a move that gives some breathing space to a force that feared quicker cuts, but still leaves its future in peril. Reuters reported in July that Washington — increasingly frustrated with the fragile administration in Mogadishu — said it would block the UN from supporting the African Union force which props up the government and helps it fight Al-Qaeda-linked

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