Ethiopia withdraws troops from militant-encircled Burhakaba in Somalia as AUSSOM faces mounting crisis
Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from the strategic town of Burhakaba in Somalia, handing over security responsibilities to the Somali National Army. This move occurs amid a funding crisis for the African Union mission and concerns about the town's vulnerability to Al-Shabaab insurgents.
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopian troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have withdrawn from Burhakaba, a strategic Bay region town ringed on every side by Al-Shabaab, handing security responsibility to the Somali National Army after nearly twelve years in place — a transfer that lands squarely inside the most precarious funding crisis the mission has faced since its founding.
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