| I suppose semi-competent would be an improvement. What a pity Turkey’s best military men are all in jail for one reason or another... |
...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor....
on Saturday for further training, as part of its efforts to reform the country’s National Army which is battling Al-Shabaab
...
the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...On Friday, Military officials have arrived in Mogadishu after taking a refresher course in Turkey.
One hundred officials from Somali National Army completed a six-month course on Human rights preservation and code of conduct in Turkey.
The officials who returned to the country were received at the airport by Somali Minister for Defense, Hassan Mohammed Ali and other officials.
Mr Ali who spoke to the media at the airport has lauded Turkey’s efforts to help Somalia build Somali military through training and mentorship.
SNA was established in 12th April in 1960 after Somalia attained its full independence.
Under former president, Mohammed Siyad Barre’s rule, Somalia once possessed a formidable military in the continent.
The army which disintegrated when the government was ousted and the country descended into civil war in the 1990s was re-established during the former transitional Somali governments.