ATMIS to Continue Securing Mogadishu Port, Aden Adde Airport, Defense Ministry Says

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) forces will continue securing the Mogadishu port and the Aden Adde airport, according to Somalia’s Defense Ministry.

Defense Minister Abdul Qadir Mohamed Noor while confirming that the withdrawal plan of the ATMIS troops was going on as planned said the two critical infrastructure facilities will be the last the regional forces will leave.

“The airport and the port of Mogadishu are the last places where the ATMIS troops are leaving. The security of the whole country is being taken over by our troops which means that the government of Somalia is fully prepared to assume security responsibilities in all parts of Somalia,” the Minister said.

He added that ATMIS forces will completely withdraw from the country by the end of 2024 as Somali forces gradually take over control of bases vacated by the African Union Forces.

A few days ago, the National Forces took over security responsibilities at the Villa Somalia presidential palace from ATMIS which had been securing it for 16 years.