MOGADISHU, Somalia (SMN) – The African Union mission in Somalia announced the culmination of the first phase of the troop drawn down as part of the exit plan.
ATMIS handed over of Mogadishu’s Aljazeera One Training Forward Operating Base (FOB) and Jubaland State’s Gherille FOB to the Somali Security Forces (SSF).
The former, manned by UPDF was handed over to the SSF by ATMIS Sector One Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola, while the latter was handed over to the Jubaland Security Force by KDF Gherille FOB Commander, Maj. Shitanda Terence Soita.
This brings the total number of FOBs handed over to SSF to six, while the Marka Ayub facility was closed.
ATMIS is expected to withdraw 2000 troops by the end of June in line with UN Security Council resolutions 2628 and 2670.
