What does AMISOM stand for?

African Union Mission in Somalia

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Samples in periodicals archive:

On Thursday a spokesman from Amison, the African Union Mission in Somalia, said the Shebab had prepared ten car bombs in Mogadishu and warned that a wave of attacks was imminent.

Somali Islamists threaten US after blasts

The African Union mission in Somalia is warning of a series of synchronized suicide attacks against civilians in the country's war-ravaged capital.

AU warns of attacks against civilians in Somalia

Rebels from the Shabaab group, which Washington says is al-Qaeda's proxy in the Horn of Africa state, said they attacked government bases and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping troops before pulling back, and were then hit by shell fire themselves.

Fighting kills at least 12 in Somali capital

The aircraft was chartered by Dynacorp to ferry equipment and peacekeepers for the African Union mission in Somalia.

Travel Safety Update - Africa / Middle East

The aircraft was chartered by Dynacorp to ferry equipment and peacekeepers for the African Union mission in Somalia.

Company Watch - Aerolift

In an effort to weed out unreliable trainees, the United States and African Union mission in Somalia, AMISOM, has been vetting candidates based on ethnicity, education, attitude and whether they have committed rights abuses.

EU 'to start training Somali troops next week'

Al-Shabaab suicide bombers on Thursday carried out at least two car bombs at AMISOM Headquarters killing a number of peacekeepers including the deputy military commander for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and wounding many others.

Ethiopia denounces attack on African peacekeepers in Somalia

Witnesses said two vehicles with UN markings entered the coastal airport base of the 5,000-strong African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) mission - comprised of troops from Burundi and Uganda - unchallenged before blowing up.

Deaths as Somali rebels bomb AU HQ