Pentagon Plans Four-Phase Somalia Mission With 28000 Troops
Gen Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Cheney outlined a four-phase U S military operation to deliver humanitarian aid in Somalia. The plan involves 28 000 plus personnel, bases in Mogadishu Baidoa Belet Wen Oddur and Kis mayo, with Marine and Army forces cooperating before handing authority to U N observers. The mission aims to secure relief routes and disarm warring factions as U S forces withdraw after a few months.
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Somalis hope American help can restore their country
In Mogadishu as 1,800 Marines prepare to land, Somalis anticipate security, disarmament of militias, and aid delivery. Aid workers warn a short mission may fail, even as troops aim to secure the port and airport for food distribution amid ongoing looting and gunfire.
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