Somalia to Deploy 12,000-Strong African Forces, Announces National Security Advisor
Under Somalia’s helm, a smaller African force will supplant ATMIS. The government’s currently hashing out which nations'll pitch in troops for this fresh outfit, expected to tally 12,000 soldiers, Sheikh-Ali spilled the beans on Somalia's state television, SNTV.
He elaborated that 10,000 of these troops will take over the main duties handled by ATMIS, while the leftover 2,000 will pick up auxiliary gigs.
This news has jangled nerves among several African countries, worried that Al-Shabaab might seize control in Somalia…