After three years of training, she was ready to deploy.
An international intervention might not be ready to deploy there until September.
Mr. Ban identified even more basic issues to address before an African-led force would be ready to deploy.
The force of 3,700 soldiers EU troops, plus a few hundred UN policemen, was ready to deploy but has been prevented from doing so by the latest fighting.
Though Nigeria's generals say they are ready to deploy a battalion in Mogadishu, it is unlikely to go, despite American urging.
The Shabab is ready to deploy suicide-bombers at home and abroad to further its cause.Where it has control, it conveys its message with ruthless effect.
Mr. Ban told reporters on Wednesday that an investigative team he had assembled was "ready to deploy quickly, as soon as we have the Syrian government's consent".
"The team of experts is ready to deploy quickly as soon as we have the Syrian government's consent," Mr. Ban said.
Georgia has pledged an army battalion — about 750 troops — to Afghanistan, and it should be ready to deploy next spring, perhaps by March.
Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) said it was prepared for and was "ready to deploy additional resources if needed to respond to the nor'easter".
