AMISOM Commanders Meet With Somali President Over Ongoing Deynile
Operations
Mogadishu, 23,October, 2011
The commanders of the Ugandan and Burundian contingents of the African
Union Mission inSomaliatoday met with the President of the
Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to discuss the ongoing operations
being carried out in Mogadishu’s outlying Deynile district.
On Thursday, AMISOM in support of the Somali National Army, launched an
operation aimed at ensuring security in the capital, Mogadishu.
The contingent commanders briefed the President on the situation on the
ground. In the ongoing operation, AMISOM forces have so far advanced to the
outskirts of Deynile town, 10(?) km from Mogadishu city.
In the operation, AMISOM forces have lost one armoured vehicle and
incurred some casualties, including10 confirmed deaths and 2 missing in action.
Hundreds of civilians who have previously been trapped in areas
controlled by the extremists are now streaming into Mogadishu.
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Paddy Ankunda
Lt Colonel
AMISOM Force Spokesman
Tel: Somalia: (+252) 699 758567
(+252) 618 508181
(+252) 623 80889
Tel:East Africa: (+256)
772696070
(+256) 713914411
Email:[email protected]
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AMISOM Commanders Meet With Somali President Over Ongoing Deynile Operations
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