MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Burundi has withdrawn 734 peacekeepers from Somalia within the second part of troop drawdown between 23 and 27 December, 2024.
The troops had been a part of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), whose head earlier mentioned about 3,000 peacekeepers will go away the war-torn Horn of Africa nation by the tip of December.
ATMIS has just lately handed over the safety duty of the presidential palace to Somali authorities troops after guarding the advanced for greater than 15 years from assaults by Al-Shabaab. It additionally vacated the parliament compound which isn’t removed from the president’s residence.
Within the second part of the troop drawdown, ATMIS is about handy over about 10 army bases to the Somali military because the nation grapples with the challenges of an ongoing struggle in opposition to Al-Shabaab insurgents.
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