ATMIS, Somalia Police launch joint investigation into Mogadishu casualty incident

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the Somalia Security Forces (SSF) have launched an investigation into an incident that resulted in the killing of a civilian man and the wounding of an ATMIS soldier at the Madina gate in Mogadishu on Sunday.

The ATMIS mission released a statement, explaining that an unidentified man attempted to gain access to the Halane basecamp, which houses the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS) and United Nations (UN) offices, without undergoing the mandatory security screening.

The statement said a vigilant soldier on duty promptly approached the individual, requesting compliance with standard security procedures, including passing through the security scanner for routine security checks. But, the individual declined to cooperate and allegedly became violent, brandished a knife, and attacked the soldier stabbing him three times on the stomach, the neck and the shoulder.

The soldier who sustained serious injuries during this incident was evacuated to ATMIS Level 2 Hospital in Mogadishu and is currently receiving intensive medical care.