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Led by former Presidents Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, The National Party of Somalia has reiterated that Ethiopian troops in Somalia, which are not part of Amisom, sent a letter to the international community. A coalition of political parties in Somalia has reiterated its call on the UN Security Council to investigate and verify the existence of ‘thousands’ of Ethiopian troops in the country serving outside the Africa Union framework.
Conclusions immediately following the international community and the United Nations are urged to pay special attention to check the intervention exposed the Somali government to keep Ethiopian troops, belong to Ethiopian illegal in the present in Somalia talks and the actual opening up of regional administrations to manage the transitional period of 20/21. Former Presidents Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said,
The Security Council in its resolution 2520 (2020) in May set the upper limit of AU forces in Somalia to 19,626 following the withdrawal of a further 1000 by end of March. Former Presidents Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said, ‘Ethiopian has had a ‘long and ugly’ history of intervention in Somalia with the effect of weakening the country’s political independence and pursuit of ‘narrow political objectives.’
Ethiopia has for some time now maintained troops in Somalia outside AMISOM and has previously said this was based on a mutual agreement with the Federal Government. The forces have been deployed in the Gedo region and central regions of Somalia.