AU to Boost Somalia Mission with 8,000 Troop Deployment to Counter Al-Shabaab Advancements
AU Plans Troop Surge for Somalia to Counter Al-Shabaab Advances
MOGADISHU, Somalia - In a recent gathering of defense and foreign ministers in Kampala, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is poised for a troop increase. This decision follows a collective plea from Troop Contributing Countries. Somalia's security landscape remains precarious, with militants exerting control over extensive parts of the nation's central and southern regions.
The Kampala meeting included delegates from…