MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops will be withdrawing from Somalia by mid this year, the troop- contributing countries said.
Under Resolution 2670 (2022), the UN Security Council unanimously endorsed the African Union commitment to adopt a strategic, gradual, sector-by-sector approach to the troop drawdown and maintain the ATMIS exit date of 31 December 2024.
A meeting between officials from troop-contributing countries in Kampala will assess the preparedness of the Somali Security Forces to take over security responsibilities from the African Union troops, with consideration of key aspects including force generation and logistical support.
Countries committing soldiers and materiel to the mission are Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), is a multidimensional mission (military, police and civilian), authorised by the African Union and mandated by the United Nations Security Council – AU Peace and Security Council Communique for 1068th Meeting and UN Security Council Resolution 2628 (2022).
It replaced the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with a clear mandate to fully implement the Somali Transition Plan (STP). ATMIS became operational on 1 April 2022.
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