Tag: AUSSOM
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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Uganda announces plans to withdraw troops from Somalia after 19 years
Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has announced plans to withdraw its troops from Somalia after nearly two decades of continuous peacekeeping operations, a m...
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UN Security Council renews mandate of peacekeeping force in Somalia for another year
New York (HOL) – The United Nations Security Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in S...
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Somali, Djiboutian Defense Ministers hold talks in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi on Wednesday held talks in Mogadishu with Djibouti’s Minister of Defense, Hassan Omar Mo...
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Somalia, AU mission and UN appeal for urgent funding to support security forces
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali federal government, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), and the United Nations Support...
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