On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to establish a new African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia.
The new mission, Atmis, will gradually reduce the current mission of nearly 20,000 military, police, and civilians to zero by the end of 2024.
The new mission’s goal is to keep the fight against Shebab jihadists going.
Shebab extremists, according to US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Richard Mills, “represent a formidable and adaptable threat to Somalia and East Africa more broadly.”
On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to establish a new African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia.
The new mission, Atmis, will gradually reduce the current mission of nearly 20,000 military, police, and civilians to zero by the end of 2024.
The new mission’s goal is to keep the fight against Shebab jihadists going.
Shebab extremists, according to US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Richard Mills, “represent a formidable and adaptable threat to Somalia and East Africa more broadly.”