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defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Somali soldiers graduating from a UK-led course. The British Army has trained its 500th Somali soldier in the essential infantry skills they need to combat armed groups and ensure security and stability in the country, the United Kingdom has announced. The latest batch of 113 troops marked the end of their training with a ceremony in Baidoa, Somalia, on 31 December 2020. The eight-week Company Collective Training course is designed to prepare officers and soldiers from the Somali National Army (SNA) to conduct security operations in the country’s South We...

The British Army has trained its 500th Somali soldier in the essential infantry skills they need to combat armed groups and ensure security and stability...

Britain to double number of Somali infantry soldiers it trains this year By (0) The British Ministry of Defense announced Friday that it has trained 500 Somali soldiers in infantry skills, and plans to double the number this year. Photo courtesy of the British Ministry of Defense Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense said Friday it plans this year to double the number of Somali National Army soldiers it trains in infantry skills, and announced the 500th graduate of its training course in Somalia. A British force of 26 is involved in training Somalia's army in marksmanship, patr...

Mogadishu Tuesday 12 January, 2021-The Contingent Commander of Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Brig. Gen. Don

Operation ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia: mandates extended for two more years The Council prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions in Somalia and Operation ATALANTA. The mandate of EUCAP Somalia, the EU’s civilian capacity-building mission, EUTM Somalia, the EU’s military training mission, and Operation ATALANTA, the EU’s executive military maritime operation, will now run until 31 December 2022. The decision was taken in the context of the holistic and coordinated strategic review of CSDP engagement in Somalia and the Horn of ...