AU ready to relinquish military bases to Somali security forces | General news

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) announced that it is currently consulting the Somali government and its partners to begin releasing military bases to local security forces as part of a plan. of transition.

Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, said the mission was entering a critical phase in the implementation of the Somali transition plan of gradually transferring responsibility for security to the Somali security forces.

"In the coming months, AMISOM, in consultation with the Somali federal government and its partners, will transfer the bases of forward operations to the Somali security forces." It is in the spirit of the transition plan for Somalia, "Madeira said in a statement issued Wednesday night. .

Speaking at a ceremony to issue six specially designed refrigerated containers, Madeira reaffirmed the critical importance of having well-funded, adequately resourced and well-resourced Somali security forces.

The AU mission donated the six containers to the Somali security forces to help them build their capacity as they intensified operations to free the country from the militants.

Madeira commended the Somali security forces for their role in liberating the city of Bariire in the Lower Shabelle region, saying that AMISOM would continue to motivate and support the Somali security forces.

Four of the donated containers were sent to the Somali National Army and two were received by the Somali police.

Al-Shabab extremists, who control large parts of southern and central Somalia, continue to carry out high-profile attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere, targeting military bases run by AU troops. and Somali security forces.