MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The 5 international locations contributing their troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Thursday strongly supported a request by the Horn of Africa nation’s authorities for a 3-month delay of the drawdown of three,000 peacekeepers scheduled for the top of this month.
In a letter to the Secretary-Normal of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, the 5 ATMIS troop contributing international locations talked about “current setbacks” in navy offensive in opposition to Al-Shabaab militants in Galgadud area, together with an assault in Osweyne space.
It comes following reviews that the African Union rejected the request by Somali authorities for a 3-month suspension of the troop drawdown to forestall militants from taking up areas vacated by ATMIS peacekeepers.
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