NAIROBI — The African Union force in Somalia has boosted its size and set up nine new positions in Mogadishu where it is protecting the government from a fierce Islamist insurgency, an official said Friday.
"Numbers of troops have gained up slightly above 7,000 (...) to 7,200 since July," said Wafula Wamunyinyi, the AU's deputy representative for Somalia.
"We have steadily increased our area of control in Mogadishu, we have made progress and taken new positions," Wamunyinyi told reporters.
The AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which first deployed in the war-torn capital Mogadishu in early 2007, comprises five battalions from Uganda and three battalions from Burundi.Read More
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