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Egypt has offered to send 10,000 troops to Somalia, [10] 5,000 for AUSSOM and another 5,000 that will work independently in Somalia's Hiiraan region bordering Ethiopia. [11] [12] In response to Ethiopia's attempts to establish a naval base and recognize Somaliland, Somalia has increasingly turned to Egypt.
Egypt's offer to contribute troops to a new peacekeeping mission to be launched next year in Somalia was announced in an African Union communique earlier this month. Cairo has not commented on the ...
Ethiopia has at least 3,000 soldiers stationed in Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission (ATMIS) fighting Islamist insurgents, while an estimated 5,000-7,000 troops are deployed ...
This has prompted the Somalia government to turn to Egypt and Turkey for military defence. [81] [82] In April 2024, the Somali government expelled Ethiopia's ambassador for interference in internal affairs and recalled its envoy from Addis Ababa. [83] Somali government officials warned that Ethiopian troops must withdraw from Somalia by January ...
In August 2024, Egypt and Somalia signed a defense pact to bolster military cooperation between the two countries, the details of which are still unclear. Egypt also offered to support a new African peace keeping mission in Somalia to replace the current one, as Somalia has asked for the withdrawal of Ethiopian Forces. [12] [13]
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland in ...
Due to the capabilities of the Egyptian Army, its battalions are often selected to participate abroad in to establish stability and peace in tense spots in the world, within the peacekeeping forces. 1,654 (1548 males and 106 females) individuals (April 2024) [1] currently participate in international missions deployed in several regions and countries in Africa.
Egypt’s leader said Sunday his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with landlocked Ethiopia, which struck a deal with Somaliland to obtain access to the sea and ...