Somalia Peace Mission Endangered by US Veto on UN Support
According to documents, the United States is blocking UN support for an African peacekeeping force in Somalia from next year onward, which is likely to lead to the end of the operation. The roughly 12,000-strong AU mission stabilizes the fragile government in Mogadishu and fights Al-Shabaab militias linked to Al-Qaeda. The veto is expected to have significant security policy consequences.