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More troops called for to secure Somalia
Source: Xinhua 2016-11-12 19:42:33
Xinhua Weibo
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM) has called for additional forces to facilitate operations in
Somalia as the conflict-torn nation held elections amid constant
threats from Al-Shabaab.
The call was made after a meeting between Chiefs of Defence Forces of
Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) of AMISOM on Friday in Ethiopia's
capital Addis Ababa.
The meeting was held to review the progress made in the provision of
security in support of the electoral process in Somalia, as well as to
consider options for strengthening the AMISOM operational
effectiveness in light of future offensive operations, according to an
AU statement on Saturday.
The meeting requested the deployment of additional forces to enable
AMISOM and Somalia National Security Force (SNSF) to conduct necessary
operations in Juba Valley, Hiraan regions and North East coastline.
In this regard, the meeting stressed the need for the UN and the
international community to support additional forces of up to 4,000
troops for a maximum period of six months to conduct offensive
operations.
Chiefs of defence forces of TCCs, namely Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia
and Kenya, and the defense representative of Uganda attended the
meeting.
Received on Sat Nov 12 2016 - 15:35:09 EST