Quick reaction forces seen as integral to AUSSOM structure - defenceWeb

Quick reaction forces seen as integral to AUSSOM structure - defenceWeb

Three months into its third identity in 18 years, the African Union (AU) mission in Somalia wrapped up a technical work session to finalise capabilities, force composition and deployment plans of what is now AUSSOM (AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia). The four-day workshop, an AUSSOM statement has it, was “an important step toward the closure and liquidation of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the start-u…