By 2024, Kenya's last troops will leave Somalia

[{"selector":"#anim-7b3e0122-7414-433e-a43f-a506656ec0cc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-33.828124901869685%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Kenya’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday September 4 that it will withdraw its last troops in Somalia under the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) by the end of 2024.

[{"selector":"#anim-344c9333-733b-4af2-bd71-d250a8a8887f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The planned withdrawal was confirmed by Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to the Senate.

[{"selector":"#anim-d27817a9-6a7d-4d82-81ff-d015f4900224 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] "The last troops are expected to leave Somalia on 31 December 2024 as per the AU and UN Security Council resolution and plan," Duale said.

[{"selector":"#anim-9d28affb-7f55-4cbe-a854-dd0ff945175a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Duale’s confirmation comes despite a recent delay to the scheduled drawdown, following a request by Somalia to pause the drawdown of African Union peacekeepers for three months.

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