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KAMPALA, July 31 (Xinhua) – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), noting that the move will help it achieve some strategic objectives. 19659002] Brig. Richard Karemire, military spokesperson, told Xinhua in an interview that the 2431 Resolution will help the police achieve their key strategies for the provision of security for the political process, help to defeat al-Shabab militants and building the capacity of the Somali military to take over
The 15 members of the Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the extension of AMISOM mandate until May 31, 2019, deciding to reduce the level of staff to 20,626 by end of February 2019 and to include a minimum of 1,040 personal police.
"UN resolutions are binding to member states." Therefore, as Uganda Peoples Defense Force under AMISOM, we should continue to operate within the framework of the United States. Somali, "said Karemire
The resolution emphasizes that the long-term objective is that Somali security institutions and forces Responsibility for Somalia 's security, and acknowledges that AMISOM remains critical to security during this transition
Uganda provides the bulk of the African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. The other troops are from Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti
The troops have been in the horn of African country since 2007.
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