Tag: AUSSOM
Somali opposition group urges transitional body ahead of AUSSOM security talks
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Future Council has called for a comprehensive political agreement to establish an inclusive Transitional Council which shou...
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AUSSOM chief meets U.S. envoy amid uncertainty over AU mission support
Mogadishu (HOL) — The head of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) met Thursday with the chargé d’affaires of ...
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AU mission praises late Djibouti defense minister’s role in Horn of Africa security
Mogadishu (HOL) — The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia has expressed sorrow over the death of Djibouti’s Minister of Def...
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Former Somali security adviser warns against reliance on foreign troops
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Moalim warned Wednesday that Somalia’s security future depends on the federal go...
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Ghana police unit arrives in Somalia to support AUSSOM mission
Mogadishu (HOL) — A new contingent of Ghana’s Formed Police Unit arrived in Somalia on Saturday to serve under the African Union Support and Stabi...
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Somalia security operations kill at least 28 al-Shabaab terrorists
Supported by international partners, Somalia carried out coordinated operations killing 28 al-Shabaab terrorists in the Hiran and Middle Shabelle regi...
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AU urges Somali leaders to resume talks after negotiations collapse
Mogadishu (HOL) — The African Union Commission has urged Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders to return to dialogue after three day...
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Somalia, AU forces capture senior al-Shabaab commander
The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the Somali National Armed Forces have captured a senior al-Shabaab command...
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AUSSOM takes over command of British base in Mogadishu to bolster operational capacity
Mogadishu (HOL) - The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has officially assumed control of Operating Base (OB) SHAND ...
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Somali President attends ceremony for Egyptian troops bound for A.U. mission in Somalia
Cairo (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egypt’s Minister of Defense and Military Production, Gen. Abdel Mageed Saqr, on Wednesday...
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