Somalia asks UN Security Council to delay Atmis troop drawdown
Djiboutian soldiers serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia during a routine drill in Beletweyne, Somalia on November 23, 2022. PHOTO | POOL
Federal Government of Somalia has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to delay the ongoing troops drawdown from the country, signaling the reality that such a move could leave security gaps.
Under the drawdown schedule, some 3,000 African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) forces were to leave Somalia at the end of this month, in a continuing withdrawal meant to gradually last until December 2024.
