Why would they not? Somalia is a permanent revenue stream for them. Culusow destroyed the army, fractured them, didn’t use the Eritrean trained troops on purpose just to launch a fake war to lose, and then use as a excuse for why AMISOM needs to stay.
Atmis troop contributors endorse Somalia's request to delay drawdown
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By AGGREY MUTAMBO
Friday September 29, 2023
Soldiers gather before their night patrol deployment at a base in Mogadishu, Somalia on September 17, 2019. PHOTO | AFP
Troop contributors for the African Union Transition Mission to Somalia (Atmis) have backed Mogadishu’s request to delay a drawdown programme by three months, indicating there could be security lapses in the war on terror.
The move by Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda and Burundi now means the 3,000 soldiers who were to leave Somalia by September 29 may stay longer or replaced by an equal number to ensure there are no security gaps in areas the forces leave. But that will depend on funding availability.
The five troop contributors to the AU Mission told the UN Security Council that they were in “strong support of technical pause” of the drawdown because they agree with Somalia that the country needs time to address certain security gaps including pooling enough personnel to take over security responsibilities.
“Our aim is to ensure that Somalia has the space to address the pressing challenges without hastening the security transition process,” they wrote in a joint letter to the UN Security Council on September 23.
One of the gaps identified in a joint African Union-Somalia technical report was Somalia’s current inability to guard residential areas near Forward Operating Bases (Fob) to be relinquished by Atmis. The troop contributors want Mogadishu to be given more time to generate own troops and other resources to ensure the areas do not fall back to Al Shabaab hands.
They however argued that the matter of funding must now be urgently addressed to providing certainty to their stay.
“Atmis troop contributing countries (TCCs) notes that Somalia will require the assistance from the international partners in seeking funding to support 3,000 troops.
“We propose sourcing funding from different budget lines and partners to ensure that the necessary resources are available to sustain the security transition effectively.
“We are committed to working with Somalia and their partners to secure the financial support required for this critical mission.”
The revelations emerged even as sources indicated some of the 3,000 troops were preparing to leave Somalia, as per the UN Security Council Resolution 2689 which gave a September 30 deadline.
One of the Fobs known as Bio Cadale in Hirshabelle State had already been vacated by Burundi troops who manned it. But while the Somali National Army had taken over, the TCCs say Somalia doesn’t have capacity yet, to divide its roles between taking over FOBs and continuing with Phase 2 of the war on al-Shabaab.
The UN Security Council is expected to discuss the matter, but the African Union Peace and Security Council is supposed to facilitate discussions on how to continue funding the troops beyond September 29.
Atmis, initially known as the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) had 21,000 troops but has been drawing down the numbers under a programme agreed on last year in April. The Mission is supposed to leave entirely by December 2024.
Culusow Fake War Goal Reached: AMISOM Support Continued Mission
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Re: Culusow Fake War Goal Reached: AMISOM Support Continued Mission
Culusow abgaal/ hawiye will never allow amisom to leave.
Re: Culusow Fake War Goal Reached: AMISOM Support Continued Mission
Impeach this monkey presidency
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Impeach by who? The donkeys in "parliament" that represent no one?
Or by a constitution whose worth is less than a pile of dog shit. Culusow will finish his term and will leave a somalia that will be balkanized and everyone will be happy to burry that sh!thole called somalia.
Or by a constitution whose worth is less than a pile of dog shit. Culusow will finish his term and will leave a somalia that will be balkanized and everyone will be happy to burry that sh!thole called somalia.
Re: Culusow Fake War Goal Reached: AMISOM Support Continued Mission
Culusow is going nowhere.
-Destroyed the army
-Destroyed parliament
-No constitution
-Got AMISOM to stay
Infact this imbecile might even get another term let alone impeachment
-Destroyed the army
-Destroyed parliament
-No constitution
-Got AMISOM to stay
Infact this imbecile might even get another term let alone impeachment
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