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Somali Soldiers, Police Deserting And Taking Weapons: UN


First Posted: 12-12-08 08:46 AM   |   Updated: 01-12-09 05:12 AM

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BBC NEWS :

More than 80% of Somalia's soldiers and police - about 15,000 members - have deserted, some taking weapons, uniforms and vehicles, the UN says.

The head of the UN monitoring group on Somalia, Dumisani Kumalo, said Islamist insurgents got many of their weapons and ammunition from the deserters.

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More than 80% of Somalia's soldiers and police - about 15,000 members - have deserted, some taking weapons, uniforms and vehicles, the UN says. The head of the UN monitoring group on Somalia, Dumis...
More than 80% of Somalia's soldiers and police - about 15,000 members - have deserted, some taking weapons, uniforms and vehicles, the UN says. The head of the UN monitoring group on Somalia, Dumis...
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