Burundian troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) forming a secure perimeter during a patrol near the village of Modmoday, on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO | ABDI DAKAN | AU-UN IST
The United Nations Security Council decided Friday to cut 1,000 troops from a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia, despite a rise in attacks by the Al-Shabaab militia in Mogadishu.
The council voted unanimously to draw down the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), but left the door open for the council to revisit that decision if violence worsens.
