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In August 2024, the Somali government announced that in January 2025, the Egyptian Armed Forces would replace the Ethiopian troops deployed under ATMIS. [40] Egyptian officials stated that they would send weapons including armored vehicles, artillery, radars, and drones to Somalia as part of the defense deal. [41]
The mission is focused on both military and institutional autonomy of the Somali government as the African Union pulls out. [8] The mission's mandate is set to end on 31 December 2024, when Somali Security Forces are expected to fully take over the security responsibilities of the country, guided by the Somalia Transition Plan.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) was a special political mission of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.Its primary purpose was to assist the Federal Government of Somalia in achieving peace, stability and reconciliation. [4]
6 June — Somalia is elected to become a two-year non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the first time since 1970. [29] 8 June: Al-Shabaab claims to have captured El-Dher after a dawn attack on a Somali National Army base, resulting in 59 casualties, including two high-ranking officers. [30]
7 November – Eleven Somali Army soldiers were killed in an Al-Shabaab attack near Wayaanta near Kismayo in southern Somalia. [50] 13 November – Three Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an Al-Shabab improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a military vehicle in Mogadishu's Daynile district. [51]
A constitutional crisis developed in Somalia when the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, changed the Constitution of Somalia on April 30, 2024. The change was strongly opposed by the President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni, and as a direct result, Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government of Somalia and declared itself an independent state based on Article 4 of the ...
The Jubaland crisis is an ongoing armed conflict in southern Somalia.Stemming from a constitutional dispute between the Somali Federal Government (led by President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre) and the autonomous state of Jubaland, following Ahmed Madobe's re-election to serve for a third term as Jubaland's president.
The Federal Government of Somalia is internationally recognized as Somalia's official central government. It occupies the country's seat in the United Nations, the African Union, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Somali federal government has a Permanent Representative and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.