Tag Archives: AMISOM

UN: UP TO 3,000 AU PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN SOMALIA SINCE 2007

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

UPDF BMP-2 and Casspir bring up the rear after the ambush at Elasha while Somali troops wearing red berets travel in the 4WD patrol van VOICE OF AMERICA 11 May, 2013 As many as 3,000 African Union peacekeepers have been … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) PERSONNEL IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

L-R Asst. Superintendent of Police Marcus Nyams, Inspector Ruth Makinwa and Deputy Superintendent of Police Augustine Egim in Mogadishu, Somalia PHOTO CREDIT: GULED MOHAMMED

Posted in AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

SOMALIA’S AL SHABAAB WEAKENED

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

Panhard AML 90(foreground) and Puma M26-15 MRAP(background)of the Kenya Army in Kismayo VOICE OF AMERICA (26 Oct) The militant group al-Shabab is losing ground rapidly to Somali government troops and allied Kenyan and African Union soldiers. Most recently, the group … Continue reading →

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UGANDAN TROOPS AND MAMBA MRAPs IN SOMALIA

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Ugandan AMISOM troops and Mamba MRAP vehicles

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NIGERIA POLICE DEPLOY 140-MAN FORMED POLICE UNIT ARRIVE MOGADISHU FOR PEACEKEEPING

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

A Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) cop in a Streit Spartan Mk.II APC NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA 19 September, 2012 Addis Ababa 140 officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force have arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia to participate in … Continue reading →

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AMISOM TROOPS KILL 42 AL-SHABAAB FIGHTERS IN SOMALIA..23 AK47 RIFLES, RPGs SEIZED

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Kenya Army trucks and OTT Puma M26 MRAPs NAIROBI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) Troops of the African Union Misson in Somalia (AMISOM) who are battling in Somalia on Wednesday killed 42 Al-Shabaab militants while scores escaped with multiple injuries as military … Continue reading →

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SOMALI, AU FORCES SEIZE PORT TOWN, AS AL-SHABAAB FLEE WITHOUT OFFERING ANY RESISTANCE

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

UPDF BMP-2 and Casspir bring up the rear after the ambush.Somali troops in red berets are in the 4WD VOA News (27 Aug) Somali government and African Union troops have seized a critical port town from al-Shabab, dealing another blow … Continue reading →

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SOMALI FORCES, AFRICAN UNION TROOPS CAPTURE AL SHABAAB TRAINING CAMP AT LANTA-BURO NEAR MOGADISHU

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

A Ugandan soldier engages an Al Shabaab ambush party from a Casspir MRAP while Somali troops watch MOGADISHU July 11 (Xinhua) Somali government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops on Wednesday captured Lanta- Buro village,the site of a major … Continue reading →

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AMISOM FORCES PUSH AL-SHABAB FURTHER FROM MOGADISHU

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

VOICE OF AMERICA (05 Jul) BALAD, SOMALIA African Union forces in Somalia have pushed al-Shabab militants to the outskirts of Mogadishu, retaking several key areas in the past few weeks. African Union forces patrol the streets of Balad, Somalia after … Continue reading →

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ANALYSIS: SOMALI REBELS BRUISED, BUT MAY DODGE KNOCKOUT BLOW – REUTERS

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

KAF Mi-171e helicopter in Somalia Tue, Jun 19 By Richard Lough NAIROBI (Reuters) Expelled from a string of strategic towns, cut off from revenue sources and struggling for its survival, Somalia’s Islamist militant group al Shabaab is steeling for an … Continue reading →

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