African-led International Support Mission to Mali

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The African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) is an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized military mission sent to support the government of ECOWAS member nation Mali against Islamist rebels in the Northern Mali conflict. The mission was authorized with UN Security Council Resolution 2085, passed on 20 December 2012, which "authorizes the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) for an initial period of one year."[1]

Initially the mission was to begin in September 2013, but after an unexpected advance by the rebel forces in early January 2013 and the subsequent French intervention ECOWAS decided to immediately deploy the AFISMA forces. The first commander of AFISMA is Nigerian Major General Shehu Abdulkadir.[2]

The following forces have been committed to AFISMA:


Country Personnel
 Benin
300
 Burkina Faso
500
 Ghana
120 - Engineer Company
 Guinea
144
 Niger
500
 Nigeria
900
 Senegal
500
 Togo
500
AFISMA
3464


References

  1. ^ http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sc10870.doc.htm UN-Resolution 2085 (2012)
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21029916
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