Background on this Turkey-trained unit.
[Garowe] President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has backed ...... the personification of Somali state failure...
holy warriors, adding that "I have no doubt that they are important for us".
Gorgor elite troops are trained by
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...and have significantly grown in numbers in recent days, they have been taking part in various operations against al-Shabaab across the country, notably in central areas where the military is involved in special operations which have yielded fruits.
At Dhusamareb in Galmadug on Wednesday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud maintained that Gorgor commandos, just like other military contingents across the country, have been patriotic throughout the period he announced total war against al-Shabaab holy warriors.
Gorgor soldiers, he said, have been in the Frontline together with US-trained Danab Special Forces, in offering guidance in areas requiring special operations. The government, he added, will ensure HirShabelle and Galmadug states are fully liberated from al-Shabaab before embarking on the second phase of operations against al-Shabaab in southern Somalia.
He addressed the commanders, saying, "You are engaged in a war that aligns with Islamic law principles, and Allah will reward you. You are sacrificing your lives for our country to attain the honour and dignity other nations enjoy, and both the government and the Somali people stand by you."
By next year December, it is anticipated that the Somali National Army and other local forces will take full security responsibility from the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS]. The peacekeepers have started leaving gradually from Somalia, with already 2,000 exiting.
However,
those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things...
a number of stakeholders want the soldiers to stay a little longer, citing increased al-Shabaab sporadic retaliatory attacks across many frontlines. For instance, the Somali National Army was forced to withdraw from a number of strategic towns after the military suffered casualties in Cawsweyne village.
Somalia has continued to train soldiers not only in Turkey and the US but also locally in neighboring countries. Æthiopia, Eritrea
...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age...
, and Uganda have been assisting and the newly recruited groups are expected to assume security responsibilities from ATMIS in the coming months, the government said.
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Gorgor: 2023-08-17 US airstrike kills five Al-Shabaab members in central Somalia as Somali army, local militias launch major op
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