Somali forces have had success against the group. Somali National Army troops thwarted the raid after a fierce gunfight, according to Somali news website. The base housed Kenya Defence Forces troops until it was handed over to Somali forces in June. In early July, al-Shabaab raided an ATMIS Forward Operating Base in Gherille, Jubaland State. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said 54 Ugandan troops were killed in the attack. In late May, al-Shabaab attacked an ATMIS base housing Ugandan Soldiers in Bulamarer, 130 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The civilians who relied on the Somali and ATMIS forces will face revenge.”Īden called for the drawdown to be “paused and reviewed.” “There is going to be a danger from there,” Aden told Voice of America Somalia. According to ACLED, al-Shabaab attacks against ATMIS troops have risen steadily since late March. Mohamud Sayid Aden, vice president of Somalia’s Jubaland State, said that it will be “difficult” for Somali forces to secure areas vacated by ATMIS troops. The mission withdrew 2,000 troops by the end of June - 400 each from Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda - and is expected to withdraw 3,000 more by the end of September. ATMIS has until December 2024 to hand over full security responsibilities to Somali forces and is steadily withdrawing troops from the country.
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