MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Kenya’s President William Ruto has mentioned that Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab will seize energy in Somalia after the African Union withdraws its troops by the tip of this 12 months, days after Washington pledged new partnerships on expertise, safety and debt reduction to Nairobi.
Talking throughout a go to to the US, the Kenyan chief referred to as for Washington to step in to stop an Afghanistan-like situation within the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation.
“At this time, Kenya is backstopping the safety challenges within the Horn of Africa. Earlier than I got here right here on Saturday, I had an engagement with the President of Somalia and we’ve got severe safety challenges due to this impending drawdown of ATMIS that’s calendar-based, not conditions-based,” Ruto mentioned.
“Our place is that the US ought to step in and alter the trajectory, in any other case we’ll exit ATMIS troops and the terrorists will take over Somalia. I don’t assume it’s in anyone’s curiosity for that to occur.”
Kenya has hundreds of ATMIS and non-ATMIS troops working in Somalia to battle Islamist insurgents. It has raised concern {that a} hurried withdrawal of ATMIS peacekeepers may tip the stability of the continuing battle in favor of Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda-affiliate which doesn’t solely perform assaults in Somalia, but in addition continues to function in components of Kenya.
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