Atmis hands over 9 military bases to Somalia in troop withdrawal
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) Head Souef Mohamed El-Amine (L)hands over a signed document to Somalia’s National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh-Ali during a troop drawdown completion ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 29, 2023. PHOTO | X via ATMIS_Somalia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (Atmis) said it has handed over nine military bases to the Somali government, marking the completion of the second phase of the troop withdrawal from the country.
Seven of the nine military bases were handed over Monday at a ceremony held in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Atmis said in a statement issued Monday evening.
