Members of the hardline Al Shabaab Islamist rebel group sit on a pick-up in Mogadishu. The UN Security Council unanimously agreed on February 22, 2012 to increase the African Union force in Somalia from 12,000 to 17,731 troops. Photo/FILE

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UN Council increases Somalia force to 17,731

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The UN Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to increase the African Union force in Somalia from 12,000 to 17,731 troops....