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African Union troops complete new phase of Somalia pullout plan

admin | February 3, 2024

By AFP The African Union’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab jihadists are waging an insurgency, said Friday the second phase of a drawdown involving 3,000 troops has been completed after a four-month delay. Following several major reversals against the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, the Mogadishu government had requested a three-month “technical […]

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ATMIS intensifies probe into Baledogle helicopter crash

admin | February 27, 2023

By Barbara Anyait The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has intensified investigations into the cause of the helicopter crash during a joint training mission for casualty evacuation drills. The incident occurred on Saturday at the Baledogle airstrip in the Lower Shabelle region and resulted in the death of […]