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Somalia: Concerns On Civilian Safety Fuel Somalia's Stance On AMISOM
East African, 5 September 2021
Somalia will this week expect a report from a team appointed by Prime Minister Hussein Roble to investigate circumstances under which seven people were killed in a raid by African… Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Denies Killing Security Agency Employee
VOA, 2 September 2021
Updated September 03, 2021 12:31 PM - Somali terrorist group al-Shabab has strongly denied an accusation by the country's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) that it… Read more »
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Somalia: AMISOM Forms Inquiry Team to Probe the Killing of 7 Civilians in Somalia's Golweyn Area
Capital FM, 22 August 2021
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has formed a seven-member inquiry team to probe the killing of seven civilians in Somalia's Golweyn area by Ugandan soldiers. Read more »
AU's Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia Faces Uncertain Future
Somalia is expecting a report from a team appointed by Prime Minister Hussein Roble to investigate circumstances under which seven people were killed in a raid by African Union Mission forces (Amisom). Amisom said the August 10 raid had targeted and killed al-Shabaab militants in Somalia but the families of the deceased have been protesting, demanding compensation.
The mandate of the Amisom is expected to end on December 31, 2021, unless it is extended by the UN Security Council or at least modified. Although the mission has helped stabilise Somalia's nascent government by pushing al-Shabaab out of the main towns, it has been accused of human rights violations. Roble has since ordered an investigation by a ministerial taskforce.
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