LONDON \u2014 Britain is to send dozens of troops to Somalia and possibly South Sudan to train soldiers and boost security in the region, Downing Street said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 70 troops will go to Somalia, where the al-Qaida-affiliated Shebab is fighting to overthrow the internationally backed government in Mogadishu protected by 22,000 African Union troops from Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up to 300 may also be deployed in South Sudan, where an internationally brokered ceasefire deal was agreed in August, the eighth such agreement since civil war broke out in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister David Cameron is set to confirm the move at the UN General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The British troops will help with training and logistics support, a spokesman for Cameron told a regular briefing of journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is not about putting boots on the ground, sending in combat troops,”\u00a0the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As well as improving security, the move is also intended to help stem migration from the two countries to Britain, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There’s the right thing to do, there’s the moral responsibility … but there’s also a strong rationale for doing it in terms of what is good for both security in the region and our own security,” the Downing Street spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservative leader Cameron has argued that improving stability in countries hit by unrest could reduce immigration to Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downing Street said it was not yet clear when the troops would be deployed or how long they would remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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