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The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is an active, regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations in Somalia. It is mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implement a national security plan, train the Somali security forces, and to assist in creating a secure environment for the delivery of humanitarian aid. As part of its duties, AMISOM also supports the Federal Government of Somalia's forces in their battle against Al-Shabaab militants. AMISOM was created by the African Union's Peace and Security Council on 19 January 2007 with an initial six-month mandate.〔 〕 On 21 February 2007 the United Nations Security Council approved the mission's mandate. Subsequent six-monthly renewals of AMISOM's mandate by the African Union Peace and Security Council have also been authorised by the United Nations Security Council. The duration of AMISOM's mandate has been extended in each period that it has been up for review, lastly in October 2014. The current mandate expires on 30 November 2015. Until that time its maximum allowed strength is 22,126 troops.〔See: (United Nations Security Council Resolution 2182 (2014) Adopted by the Security Council at its 7286th meeting, on 24 October 2014 ); Paragraph 23.〕 In August 2014, the Somali government assisted by AMISOM launched Operation Indian Ocean to clean up the remaining Al-Shabaab-held pockets in the countryside. ==Origin of the mission== (詳細はIntergovernmental Authority on Development protection and training mission to Somalia approved by the African Union on September 14, 2006.〔("African Union endorses regional peace plan" ). Reuters. September 14, 2006.〕 IGASOM was also approved by the United Nations Security Council on December 6, 2006. IGASOM was originally proposed for immediate implementation in March 2005 to provide peacekeeping forces for the latest phase of the Somali Civil War.〔("IGAD to deploy peacekeepers despite opposition by faction leaders" ), ''IRIN'', March 16, 2005〕 At that time, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) had not yet taken control of Mogadishu, and most hopes for national unity lay with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) which had organized in Nairobi, Kenya in 2004 and were planning to established a provisional capital in Baidoa, Bay region, Somalia. By May 2006, the situation was radically different, as the ICU had recently been engaged by the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism or ARPCT and was fighting for control of Mogadishu in the Second Battle of Mogadishu. By June, they had established control of the capital. Fighting began to spread to other parts of the nation as the ICU gained ground. Plans for IGASOM continued, though by July there were indications of opposition from the ICU, who saw the initiative as a US-backed, Western means to curb the growth of their Islamic movement.〔(Security Council Report: July 2006: Somalia ) Security Council Report〕 Until December 2006, the UN Security Council had imposed an arms embargo on the group,〔(Sam Kutesa: We call on the Security Council to lift the arms embargo to enable deployment of IGASOM and AU Forces." )〕 but the embargo was partially lifted and a mandate for IGASOM issued on 6 December 2006 for six months.〔()〕 On 21 February 2007, the United Nations Security Council authorised the African Union to deploy a peacekeeping mission with a mandate of six months.〔 In March 2007, Ugandan military officials arrived on the ground in Somalia.〔()〕 On 20 August 2007, the United Nations Security Council extended the African Union's authorisation to continue deploying AMISOM for a further six months and requested the Secretary-General to explore the option of replacing AMISOM with a United Nations Peacekeeping Operation to Somalia.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「African Union Mission to Somalia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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