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The first contingent of 100 to 200 Djiboutian soldiers arrived in Mogadishu on 20/12 to join the AMISOM contingent in the capital. The soldiers reportedly refused to disembark after landing in the MIA due to dissensions between their hierarchy and the AMISOM command about the location where they were to be deployed (Jazira 4, on the southern edge of the AMISOM area of control, along the coastline). The soldiers finally left the plane after a 3-hours stand-off and were later transferred to their new base in Jazira 4. 800 additional Djiboutian troops are expected to be deployed in Mogadishu in the coming weeks. |
