STORY: AMISOM sector commanders meet to discuss

operations

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DATELINE: 2/FEBRUARY/2020, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, military commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia

(AMISOM) meeting
2. Med shot, sector commanders at the meeting
3. Close up shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn
4. Wide shot, military commanders at the meeting
5. Med shot, Maj. Gen. George Owinow, Deputy Force Commander in charge of
Support and Logistics speaking
6. Close up shot, commanders taking notes
7. Med shot, Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma speaking
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn, AMISOM Force
Commander
“The main agenda is the drawdown based on the UN Security Council Resolution of
2019 which decided that we have to drawdown by another 1000; how we conduct
the general security situation and the future operations, especially the
rearrangement of the CONOPs 2020. All sectors have to have a clear picture on how
we conduct the future operations.”

9. Med shot, commanders listening to Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma speaking

10. Close up shot, Maj. Gen. George Owinow, Deputy Force Commander in charge of
Support and Logistics listening
11. Wide shot, military commanders at the meeting
12. Med shot, military commanders leaving the room after the opening
13. Wide shot, group photo

AMISOM sector commanders meet to discuss operations

Mogadishu, 2 February 2020 – Military commanders of the African Union Mission in
Somalia (AMISOM) this morning met to discuss the planned reduction of AMISOM
military personnel in line with recommendations by the UN Security Council.

The meeting held in Mogadishu sought to enable the AMISOM contingent

commanders across the various sectors in Somalia, agree on operational matters
ahead of a two-day Operations Coordination Committee (OCC) meeting that starts
on Monday, 3 February 2020.

AMISOM commanders, officials from the AMISOM troop-contributing countries

(TCCs), international partners, and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) will
attend the OCC meeting to discuss the security situation in Somalia.

AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn, said the OCC
would discuss the security situation in Somalia and realignment of planned
operations with the revised Concept of Operations (CONOPs).

“The main agenda is the drawdown based on the UN Security Council Resolution of
2019, which states that we drawdown by another 1000; the general security
situation and future operations, especially the rearrangement of the CONOPs 2020,”
Lt. Gen. Tigabu stated.

Lt. Gen. Tigabu urged the AMISOM contingent commanders to develop strategies for
future operations and agree to reduce personnel without jeopardising the security
gains so far.

ENDS