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NATO agreed on 21 September to extend its support to the African Union until 31 October, in order to coordinate the airlift of the remaining three battalions of African peacekeepers into Darfur.
DARFUR, Sudan -- NATO’s highest decision-making body, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) decided on 21 September to extend the duration of support to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) until 31 October. This will allow NATO to coordinate the transportation of the remaining 3 AMIS Battalions.
NATO’s logistical support to AMIS in the form of the coordination of strategic airlift began in July. Since then NATO has transported approximately 2800 AU troops including 49 members of the civilian police force. These airlift missions are a blend of efforts by NATO and the European Union to create a combined endeavour to promote peace in the Darfur region.
In addition to the airlift missions, NATO has also provided Staff Capacity Building workshops for the African Union’s officers within the Deployed Integrated Task Force (DITF) Headquarters in Ethiopia. The training that began on 01 August covered command and control procedures, reporting systems, battle rhythm, intelligence collection and analysis, force generation, situational awareness and task force and headquarters standard operating procedures refinement. This effort concluded 22 August with a graduation ceremony in El Fasir, Sudan for the more than 100 AU officers who had completed NATO training workshops at the AMIS Force HQ located there.
Furthermore, NATO provided 14 officers in support of a United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) organized MAP Exercise for the AMIS Force Headquarters in El Fashir Sudan. In this exercise, NATO provided exercise and operations plan writers, as well as tactical-level controllers. The MAP Exercise ran from 21 to 27 August 05 and was a valuable opportunity to increase the AU’s ability to operate in the dynamic humanitarian scenario presented in Darfur.