Washington is circulating a proposal that would allow military forces to enter Somali territory in pursuit of pirates, UN sources say.
A senior diplomat with the UN Security Council said the United States has distributed a text to the other permanent members of the world body -- Britain, France, Russia and China -- that outlines its proposal.
The diplomats are discussing a proposal that would expand on existing powers national navies have to enter Somalia's territorial waters, including an initiative that could allow military forces to chase pirates onto sovereign Somali land in "hot pursuit," the sources said.
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