Somalia: The African Union Commission Calls for Utmost Restraint Amidst Security Developments in Mogadishu
The African Union urged Somali leaders to stop the fighting, with AUSSOM ready to support peace and security as violence spreads in civilian areas.
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Fighting broke out during the night of Wednesday to Thursday in Mogadishu, over which there were clouds of smoke, with the Somali police announcing a large-scale operation against "milicas." "A large-scale security operation led by the capital's law enforcement forces is coming to an end, aimed at neutralizing heavily armed militias that have launched mortar attacks on some parts of the capital," the police wrote in a statement. The Somali Defen…
Note to Correspondents: on Somalia
The Secretary General is alarmed about the reports of violence in Mogadishu. He underscores the urgent need for all stakeholders to resume talks to identify a way forward to avoid reversing the progress seen in Somalia to date, as well as ensuring the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.The Secretary General calls on all parties to exercise utmost restraint,
African Union Urges Ceasefire in Mogadishu
The African Union Commission has called for restraint following recent security developments in Mogadishu, Somalia, where reports indicate armed clashes in civilian-populated areas. Mogadishu is currently experiencing reported armed clashes and heightened security tensions, prompting urgent calls for calm from the African Union. In a press statement issued on Thursday, Nuur Mohamud Sheekh, spokesperson of the AU Commission Chairperson, expressed…
Somalia plunged into an open crisis two weeks after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) remained in business while his mandate had expired.
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