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Ugandan and Ethiopian military experts train Somali troops
 (SomaliNet) Somalis interim president Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed has attended on Saturday an opening ceremony to new military training course in Deynunay military camp in the suburb of Baidoa town 240km southwest of the capital where Ethiopian and Ugandans military experts provide the training. Officials from the cabinet and the parliament of the government also attended the occasion which happened in the Deynunay military camp 20km of Baidoa, the capital of Bay region in southwest of Somalia. Around 500 soldiers of former Somali forces will take advantage from the training opened today in Baidoa outskirt. They will be trained for the best techniques of the security establishment. The training which the first of its kind will last for 40 days to enable the government forces to bring security. President Yusuf who delivered his speech at the opening ceremony urged all the troops in camp to benefit from the Ugandans and Ethiopian military experts during the training to restore their military capacity. He has pledged when the Somali troops finish the training course they will have military equipment and enough fund. The move came as former national troops encamped outside of Baidoa town, southwest of Somalia as part of the national security plan of the government. Posted by: Steve White 2006-09-03 |
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