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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday rejected Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's opposition to the possible deployment of U.N. peacekeeping troops to Somalia and underlined its call for contingency planning for a U.N. force.
In August, the council called on the secretary-general to begin planning for the possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers to replace an African Union force that has struggled to put troops in the chaotic country.
But against a backdrop of heavy fighting and growing insecurity, Ban opposed the deployment in a report to the council earlier this month and suggested instead a robust multinational force or a coalition of volunteer nations to help restore security.
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