UN approval of new African Union mission in Somalia legitimizes Egypt’s deployment of troops to the region
On December 27th, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution authorizing a new African Union mission to Somalia to
A Libyan government agency reported that a mass grave containing 24 unidentified bodies was discovered in Sirte, a coastal city previously controlled by the Islamic State group.
The National Authority for Searching and Identifying Missing People stated that its team recovered 17 of the 24 bodies from beneath destroyed buildings, located approximately 450 kilometers (300 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli.
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