MOGADISHU, Somalia – A total of 625 officers and enlisted troops are tasked with protecting UN staff have landed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
A new deployment comes days after al Shabaab said Wednesday’s attack on Mogadishu mayor’s office was intended to target UN’s special envoy James Swan.
Ugandan soldiers serving under the United Nations Guard Unit, on parade during hand over/takeover ceremony held in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 25, 2019.UN Photo/Ilyas AhmedJames Swan (left), the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia hands over a UN flag to Lt. Colonel Nathan Bainomugisha, the Incoming Commander of the United Nations Guard Unit VI during hand over/take over ceremony held in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 25, 2019.UN Photo/Ilyas AhmedJames Swan, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia inspects a guard of honor mounted by Ugandan soldiers serving under the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU), during hand over/take over ceremony held in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 25, 2019.UN Photo/Ilyas AhmedJames Swan, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia inspects a guard of honor mounted by Ugandan soldiers serving under the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU), during hand over/take over ceremony held in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 25, 2019.UN Photo/Ilyas Ahmed
