Somalia: SNA seals security strategies deal with AMISOM

by: Staff Reporter | 16 April 2021 20:07

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Somalia: SNA seals security strategies deal with AMISOM

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali military will take a lead role in security operations against al-Shabaab militants following two meeting between senior commanders of AU and SNA.

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MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali military will take a lead role in security operations against al-Shabaab militants following two meeting between senior commanders of AU and SNA.

The meeting under the theme "Joint Planning and Coordination with a Harmonized Plan for a Timely and Effective Implementation of the AMISOM Mandate” was also attended by officials from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia, the UK Mission Support Team and several of Somalia’s international partners.

The conference evaluated progress on the implementation of the AMISOM Concept of Operations 2018-2021, discussed the harmonization of military operations and plans, joint planning and coordination, the revised STP 2021 and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2568(2021).

Ambassador Madeira, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) said the conference marks an important milestone in the roadmap towards peace and stability in Somalia, where Somali security forces are to assume a lead role in their own security operations, as laid out in the Somali Transition plan (STP).

The Somali Transition Plan is a key deliverable in the AMISOM mandate agreed upon in December 2017, when the Federal Government of Somalia and the international community agreed on a conditions-based transition plan to enable Somalia to assume full responsibility for its security.

SNA’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Odawa Yusuf Rage reiterated that his forces with support from AMISOM and other partners, have been building capacity for the eventual takeover of security responsibilities from AMISOM.

"I want to express my commitment to all the plans we have agreed upon and make it clear that SNA is committed to implementing its part as agreed. I call upon the sectors to take seriously the reconfiguration synchronization matrix and put in action all its recommendations so that we can achieve our harmonized plans,” said.