European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 16, 1992 i Somalia the stars and stripes Page 9woman in mob attack charged with prostitution from wire reports Mogadishu Somalia a a somalian woman who was beaten and stripped by a mob for allegedly fraternizing with French soldiers is in jail on charges of prostitution Security officials said tuesday. The woman was hit in the face with fists and Sticks for 15 minutes monday in View of French and . Peacekeepers who did not intervene. The crowd shouted a we Don t need aids victims1 a according to the newspaper log Gaal. 1 free Mogadishu newspapers criticized French legionnaires for violating social customs in the Muslim country saying a a French mercenary Quot had paid the somalian woman or sexual favors. Col. Michel Touron commander of French troops in Mogadishu denied French soldiers had paid the woman for  to join Force Canberra Australia a about 900 australian troops will be sent to Somalia soon prime minister Paul Keating said tuesday. Some will arrive before Christmas the rest by Jan. 10. It will be the largest single military Force to be sent overseas by Australia since the nations troops fought alongside the United states in the Vietnam War. Keating made the announcement after his Cabinet approved participation in the . Operation led by the United states in Somalia. The . Has never before sanctioned intervention on such a scale in the internal affairs of a member state for humanitarian purposes a Keating said. A it is important that operation restore Hope succeed both for the people of Somalia and to show that after the cold War the International Community can cooperate to relieve  much More than guns needed military told Mogadishu Somalia a Relief workers hoping to get Somalia Back on its feet want . Forces to help not Only with guns but also with bulldozers and minesweepers not to mention i Little soc Chim Nee ring. Laced with a land where most of the infrastructure has collapsed Otti vials of . Agencies and i is ate charities have an enormous wish list for the american forces. Of course . Of Licurs Mas be reluctant to take on such an expansion of their Mission. The Aid workers Are hoping that the 28,000 american service members to deploy in Somalia will rebuild deteriorated roads Clear out is Ells to provide pure Suter and secure the Countryside so Farmers still return to their Fields. A roads and Slater Are the Tsvor key priorities Quot said Michael Mcdonagh team Leader in Somalia for the Irish Relief Agency concern. 1 he roads have gone years without repair and in Many cases Are pocked with Shell holes from the civil Star. As an example Mcdonagh went to a map in his office and traced the Road from the capital Mogadishu to be let Wen near the ethiopian Border. Quot the Road to Belet Wen used to take six hours a he said. A now it takes 19.�?� he noted that the 180-Milc Road runs along the she Beella River making it an important resource for Farmers on Rich River land. Because it extends from the Indian Ocean to Ethiopia it is a valuable Trade route. Taking on massive Road repair jobs would of course expand the . Forces mandate beyond simply ensuring delivery of food to the hungry. It also would take More than the three to four town ready for americans to take All weapons away by Bob Klose staff writer Waajid Somalia a residents of this Remote somalian town whose grass roots civil government is maintaining a tenuous line against anarchy Are willing to disarm if the United states promises to take weapons from gunmen who Are terrorizing much of this War torn nation. A your people Are ready to give up their guns and we Are ready for the americans to come a said Abdullah Abdi nor a civil Engineer and translator for a town where ak-47 assault rifles Are As common As walking Sticks and where the sound of sporadic gunfire is often heard. A but some of the a technic also Are hiding in the Bush a he said referring to the gangs of bandits and renegade soldiers who with their armed vehicles have hampered efforts to combat drought and famine in Somalia. A what happens when we give up our arms and after the americans leave and the technical come Back with guns a he asked. Andinor serving As spokesman and translator for Waajid mayor Sharif Safi Roble raised those questions amid reports that the Bush administration made a secret agreement with the . Security Council calling on american forces to disarm and pacify warring somalian clans As Well As expedite famine Relief under operation restore Hope. The comment by the mayor made during interviews sunday and monday with five foreign journalists he said were the first to visit his town echoed concerns raised in other Remote regions of the country. The problems Are huge in this town where famine kills about 50 people a Day officials said. A measles epidemic three weeks ago killed More than 400, said the manager of the Irish Relief program concern. And Many of the regions approximately 50,000 residents suffer from malnutrition or disease. But Somalia Schance to pull out of the famine and other human misery caused by War and drought rests on the re establishment of order and Security to enable Farmers to return to their Fields. American marines who arrived last week told the civil War factions of Somalia not to interfere with famine Relief warning that threats against operation restore Hope and Relief convoys would be dealt with harshly. But so far the military action has forced Many armed bands to move into the Interior of the country where no military or civil authority is available for Protection and gunmen terrorize and loot food warehouses at will. The town of Waajid about 125 Miles Northwest of Mogadishu is considered one of the safest in the country but according to its town leaders that a the result of a militias ability to be As Tough As the technical. Roble reported that . Marines action in Mogadishu has produced attempts by technical to flee across Waajid territory. A we had a column of 20 technical vehicles try to come through a he said. A we have a checkpoint and told them they could not come into our town. They went  Waajid a militia is a Holdover from local efforts to drive civil War factions from the area. There arc three Road checkpoints each manned by 60 men. Other members of the militia patrol the perimeter of the town. Roble said he needs to know what kind of Security he can expect if the Waajid militia gives up its arms. A but we Only heard by radio that marines have come to Somalia a he said. A the americans Haven to been in Contact with  months . Service members Are expected to remain. As in the ease of disarming Somalia a militiamen. . Ottie fals have not made Clear How much they will help in rebuilding the War shattered country. It. Gen. Robert b. Johnston commander of . To tics in Somalia said sunday that his troops had brought along heavy equipment for Road building but that so far their engineering tasks were  Ian Macleod the . Spokesman in Somalia said the american troops first Job should be helping Relief Vav makers determine what needs to be done. A i hey have some of the technical expertise to see what a needed As Well As to fix up roads and Wells Quot he said. Macleod pointed to rehabilitating water systems As a major priority noting that contaminated water was one of Somalia s main health problems. Many Wells were wantonly destroyed by the forces of ousted dictator Mohamed a Siad Barre when he was driven from the country in january 1991. Looters also stole pipes and pumps. Macleod said the Job of putting Back together the water system was at least Well defined. Quot we know where the old water systems in the villages Are. We be got old maps. There Are about 250 of them a he said. Mark Thomas spokesman for Unicof said another area where . Troops could use their skills is in disarming mines on roads and Fields that Are keeping Farmers from returning Home. Getting somalis Back to the land is one of the major goals of the International Relief program in the country. Caught with the goods a Marine Jason Smith of West Springfield mass., catches a somali who tried to make off with a bag of Relief Grain monday at the Mogadishu port. The Man was ejected from the area. No quarantine planned for gis returning to Europe by Mark k1nkade staff writer a Rumor that service members deploying to Somalia from Europe will be a a quarantined for six weeks after they return is not True but medical authorities advise women who deploy to not risk getting pregnant for up to three months after returning. The Rumor of a quarantine surfaced among people standing by for possible deployment in operation restore Hope. For example concerns about the possible quarantine were raised after a town Hall meeting in Gellhausen Germany by some service members who attended. But no quarantine is planned said army it. Col. Dick Bridges a v corps spokesman. However women Are advised to have a pregnancy test before deploying to avoid possible Side effects from malaria medication he said. Troops leaving for the East african country Are taking me Loquine an anti malarial drug that could cause birth defects in unborn children said Barbara Slifer spokeswoman for the 7th medical come. The medical command is responsible for medical processing of service members involved in the operation. The Medicine is Given As a once weekly Pill that must be taken for six weeks after returning from Somalia she said. Women Are being told to avoid getting pregnant for another two months after finishing the medication to allow the drug to flush out of the body. A a the medication for malaria they take could harm the unborn fetus a Bridges said. A women  be pregnant and take the medication. They need to be cognizant of the  Slifer said pregnant women will not be sent to Somalia