Saga of the UN Helicopter Downed in Al-Shabaab-controlled Part of Somalia

Saga of the UN Helicopter Downed in Al-Shabaab-controlled Part of Somalia

 Source: The Washington Post published on 12 January 2024 an article titled “Crew of Crashed U.N. Helicopter Waited an Hour for Rescue before Kidnap” by Katharine Houreld. 

A U.N. helicopter affiliated with the African Union peacekeeping mission crash landed this week in a section of Somalia controlled by al-Shabaab.  Before a rescue team arrived, most of the nine persons on board were captured by al-Shabaab.  A Somali doctor and Ugandan security officer reportedly escaped, and one person died.  The crew consisted of four Ukrainians.