AMISOM Says It Needs 9,000 More Troops
November 18 2016
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is looking for around 9,000 soldiers to strengthen its operations in that country, reports the Standard (Nairobi, Kenya).
The peacekeeping mission lacks its necessary logistics support, said Francisco Madeira, the special representative of the chairman of the African Union Commission for Somalia (SRCC).
The Somali army now has about 10,900 personnel, but that needs to be increased to about 20,000 before AMISOM leaves as scheduled...
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