ATMIS Begins Phase Two of Troop Withdrawal - Hands Over Bio Cadale FOB To Somali National Army

NR No: 005 Date: 17/SEP/2023
SHOTLIST: ATMIS begins Phase Two of Troop withdrawal – hands over Bio
Cadale FOB to Somali National Army
DURATION: 5:11
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 17SEP/2023, BIO CADALE, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot – ATMIS officials arrive at Aden Abdulle Airport.

2. Med shot – Somali Security Forces (SSF) arrive at Aden Abdulle Airport.
3. Close up – ATMIS and UNSOS officials arrive at Aden Abdulle Airport.
4. Wide shot – ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials depart for Bio Cadale Forward
Operating Base (FOB) in HirShabelle State.
5. Med shot – ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials depart for Bio Cadale FOB.
6. Close up – An arial view of Mogadishu.
7. Wide shot – ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials depart for Bio Cadale FOB
8. Close up - ATMIS and UNSOS officials depart for Bio Cadale FOB.
9. Close up - An arial view of Bio Cadale.
10. Wide shot – The helicopter arrives at Bio Cadale FOB.
11. Wide shot – Officials arrive at the FOB.
12. Wide shot – ATMIS officers guard the perimeter wall of the FOB.
13. Close up – An ATMIS officer guards the perimeter wall of the FOB.
14. Wide shot – ATMIS officers pack their belongings as they prepare to hand over the
FOB.
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15. Med shot - ATMIS officers pack their belongings as they prepare to hand over the
FOB.
16. Wide shot - ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials during the hand over meeting.
17. Med shot - ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials during the hand over meeting.
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lt. Col. Philippe Butoyi, Bio Cadale FOB Commander
“We witnessed developments on the battlefield where Somali Security Forces have
proved their increasing capabilities. We have seen the forces attack, seize and hold
ground. This is a strong signal to the terrorist groups that their days of terror are
numbered. A professionally trained and well-equipped Somali security force is
indeed a game-changer in the fight against terrorism in Somalia.”
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lt. Col. Edouard Nzohabonayo, ATMIS Force

Headquarters Representative
“Today SNA is taking over the responsibility of this FOB. I would like to thank the
Somalia government through SNA and all the partners who have helped and
supported ATMIS and Somali National Army.”
22. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Maj. Muhudin Ahmed, Somali National Army

Representative
“You put your life on the line and even shed blood to defend our land against the
enemy. It is because of you that we are now becoming stronger, and today we are
taking over security responsibility of Bio Cadale.”
24. SOUNDBIT: (English) Patrick Duah, UNSOS Chief of Transition Planning Cell
“As part of the handover process, UNSOS is gifting United Nations-owned
equipment to SNA contingent taking over. We expect that the technicians will in turn
train other colleagues so that they also familiarise themselves with the equipment.”
25. Wide shot – Officials are shown around the FOB.

26. Med shot - Officials are shown around the FOB.
27. Close up - Officials are shown around the FOB.
28. Wide shot – Some of the equipment at the FOB.
29. Close up - Some of the equipment at the FOB
30. Wide shot - Officials are shown around the FOB.
31. Med shot – A generator at the FOB.

32. Close up - A generator at the FOB.
34. Wide shot – Water tanks at the FOB.
35. Med shot – A water tank at the FOB.
36. Wide shot – Officials are shown the water well area at the FOB.
37. Med shot - Officials are shown the water well area at the FOB.
39. Close up - Officials are shown around the FOB.
40. Wide shot – ATMIS officers pack their belongings before the handover.
41. Med shot – An ATMIS officer packs his belongings before the handover.
42. Wide shot - ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials sign the handover documents during
the handover meeting.
43. Med shot – An officer signs the handover documents during the handover meeting.
44. Close up - An official signs the handover documents during the handover meeting.
45. Med shot - SNA representative Maj. Muhudin Ahmed signs the handover documents.
the meeting.
47. Med shot - ATMIS, UNSOS and SSF officials sign the handover documents during
the meeting.
the meeting.
49. Wide shot – The officials take a group photo at the end of the meeting.
50. Wide shot – Some ATMIS officers leaving Bio Cadale FOB.
51. Med shot - Some ATMIS officers leaving Bio Cadale FOB.
52. Wide shot – An ATMIS officer boards the plane.
53. Med shot – An official boards the plane at the FOB.
54. Wide shot – The helicopter departs for Aden Abdulle Airport in Mogadishu.
ATMIS begins Phase Two of Troop withdrawal – hands over Bio Cadale FOB to
Somali National Army
Bio Cadale, 17 September 2023 - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
(ATMIS) on Sunday kicked off the second phase of troop drawdown from Somalia with
the handing over of Bio Cadale Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the HirShabelle
State.
Located in the Middle Shabelle region and under the Area of Responsibility of the
ATMIS Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF), the Bio Cadale base is strategic as
it is a buffer zone to Jowhar town, the administrative headquarters of the HirShabelle
State.

Present at the handover ceremony were senior officials from ATMIS, the Federal
Government of Somalia (FGS) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia
(UNSOS).
Speaking at the ceremony, the ATMIS FOB Commander for Bio Cadale, Lt. Col.
Philippe Butoyi, said the transfer of security responsibility was a testament to
Somalia’s leadership in rebuilding the country, protecting the population, and ensuring
security and stability.
“We have witnessed developments on the battlefield where Somali Security Forces
have demonstrated their increasing capability to securing the country. We have seen
the forces attack, seize and hold ground,” said Lt. Col. Butoyi.
He added that, “professionally trained and well-equipped Somali Security Force are
game-changers in the fight against terrorism in Somalia.”
The Somali National Army (SNA) Commander for Bio Cadale FOB, Capt. Ahmed Ali
Takow, signed the handover documents to signify the transfer of security
responsibilities which was witnessed by a representative of ATMIS Force
Headquarters, Lt. Col. Edouard Nzohabonayo and, the UNSOS Chief of Transition
Planning Cell, Patrick Duah, and the Deputy Chief of the Operations Department for
the SNA, Maj. Muhudin Ahmed.
The SNA representative, Maj. Muhudin Ahmed, thanked ATMIS Burundian troops for
their discipline and dedication in securing HirShabelle State.
“You put your lives on the line and shed blood to defend our land against the enemy.
It is because of you that we are now becoming stronger, and today we are taking over
the security responsibilities for Bio Cadale,” he said.
During the handover, UNSOS, which provides logistical support to ATMIS, also
donated UN-owned equipment including, a generator, water treatment plant, solar
panels, boreholes, refrigerators, freezers, and water storage tanks, among others.
“As part of the handover process, UNSOS is gifting United Nations-owned equipment
to the SNA contingent taking over from ATMIS. UNSOS has also conducted training
for SNA officers to enable them to operate and maintain the equipment,” said the
UNSOS Chief of Transition Planning Cell, Patrick Duah.
ATMIS drawdown follows the United Nations Security Council Resolutions: 2628
(2022), 2670 (2022), and 2687 (2023), which mandates ATMIS to drawdown two

thousand soldiers by June 2023 and a further three thousand by the end of September
2023.
The successful first phase of the drawdown saw the exit of 2000 military troops and
the handover of six FOBs in June 2023.
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NR No: 005 Date: 17/SEP/2023

SOURCE: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

CREDIT REQUIRED: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND

DATELINE: 17SEP/2023, BIO CADALE, SOMALIA

1. Wide shot – ATMIS officials arrive at Aden Abdulle Airport.

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20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lt. Col. Edouard Nzohabonayo, ATMIS Force

22. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Maj. Muhudin Ahmed, Somali National Army

25. Wide shot – Officials are shown around the FOB.

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