ATMIS Acting Force Commander Visits Troops in Beletweyne

NR No: 019/2023 Date: 09 March 2023
SHOTLIST: ATMIS Acting Force Commander visits troops in Beletweyne.
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND.
DATELINE: 08/MARCH/2023, BELETWEYNE, SOMALIA.
SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot - African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Deputy Force
Commander in-charge of Operations and Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius
Ngendabanka arrives in Beletweyne.
2. Med shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka being received at the airport
3. Close up - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and
5. Wide shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka being escorted from the airport.
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka being escorted from the airport.
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka inspects a guard of honour.
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka inspects a guard of honour.
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Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka inspects a guard of honour
13. Wide shot -ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka chairs a meeting with other senior
ATMIS officers in Beletweyne
ATMIS officers in Beletweyne.
16. Close up - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and
18. Med shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Support and Logistics,
Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti during the meeting in Beletweyne.
19. Close up - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Support and Logistics,
Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti during the meeting in Beletweyne.
22. SOUNDBITE: ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and

Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka.
"We went to Level 2 Hospital, which is doing a wonderful job of treating ATMIS
and Somali Security Forces (SSF) personnel, as well as the locals who live in the
surrounding areas."

Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka visits the ATMIS Level 2 clinic in
Beletweyne.
Beletweyne.
25. Wide shot - Some of the equipment used in the Level 2 clinic.
Beletweyne.
27. Med shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Support and Logistics,
Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti.
28. Wide shot - Medicine at the Level 2 clinic
29. Med shot - Medicine at the Level 2 clinic
30. Close up - Medicine at the Level 2 clinic
31. Wide shot - Equipment at the Level 2 clinic
32. Med shot - Equipment at the Level 2 clinic
33. Close up - Equipment at the Level 2 clinic
34. Med shot - Equipment at the Level 2 clinic
35. Close up - Equipment at the Level 2 clinic
36. SOUNDBITE: ATMIS Sector Four Commander, Col. Hassan Djama Farah.
“We extend a warm welcome to the Deputy Force Commander and his
delegation. They arrived to boost the troop's morale and assess their readiness
for the ongoing and upcoming operations. They also took a look around the
sector, including the Level 2 Hospital, to assess its condition. We've also told
them about our logistical problems and other issues.”
Planning, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka and other ATMIS senior officers in a
group photo at the end of the visit
ATMIS Acting Force Commander visits troops in Beletweyne.
Beletweyne, 9 March 2023 - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia

(ATMIS) Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj. Gen.
Marius Ngendabanka on Wednesday visited Mission troops in Beletweyne to assess
their welfare.

Under the ATMIS military sectorization, Beletweyne is the headquarters of Sector
Four which is manned by Djiboutian and Ethiopian troops. It also includes the Hiraan
region where ATMIS and Somali National Army (SNA) troops have in the recent past
recovered swathes of territory that were formerly under the control of Al-Shabaab
militants and their allies.
"We are here to assess the welfare of our troops. One of the areas we have visited is
the Level 2 Hospital, which is doing a wonderful job of treating ATMIS and Somali
Security Forces (SSF) personnel, as well as the local communities who live in the
surrounding areas," said Maj. Gen. Ngendabanka who is also the acting Force
Commander.
Maj. Gen. Ngendabanka held discussions with the sector commanders and
inspected some of the Sector Four facilities critical in providing logistical support to
troops on the frontline.
He commended the Djiboutian and Ethiopian contingents for their support to the
SNA in the offensive against Al-Shabaab militants and ensuring the security and
stability of Beletweyne and its environs.
On his part, Sector Four Commander, Col. Hassan Djama Farah highlighted the
progress made in the fight against Al-Shabaab and the challenges encountered in
the ongoing military offensive.
“The visit by the Deputy Force Commander is aimed at boosting the morale of the
troops and assessing their readiness for the ongoing and upcoming operations. The
delegation also visited the Level 2 Hospital, to assess its condition and deliberated
on other logistical issues,” said Col. Farah.
Maj. Gen. Ngendabanka was accompanied by the Deputy Force Commander in

charge of Logistics and Support Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti and other senior
ATMIS officials.

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NR No: 019/2023 Date: 09 March 2023

SHOTLIST: ATMIS Acting Force Commander visits troops in Beletweyne.

SOURCE: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

CREDIT REQUIRED: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND.

DATELINE: 08/MARCH/2023, BELETWEYNE, SOMALIA.

For more information please contact:

22. SOUNDBITE: ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in-charge of Operations and

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