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SOMALIA: Turkey accepts 60 police recruits

June 30, 2012 · 3126810 Comments2012-06-30+06%3A33%3A47Qalinle+Hussein

Somali police fly to Turkey for training

MOGADISHU — The transitional federal government of Somalia sent its first unit of police recruits to Turkey on Friday in a move likely to bolster political stability in the Muslim nation.

Turkey has accepted 60 cadets from the Somali police force who are set to be trained to become officers and sergeants. The Somali police commissioner, General Sharif S. Una-Maye told local media the trainees were selected based on their individual talents and skills. “They will be flown to Turkey after satisfactorily completing tests,” he said.

He saw them off at Aden Adde international airport where the Turkish national carrier was waiting for them along with Turkish officials.

Turkey pledged to train and equip Somalia’s security forces in 2010 during the first Istanbul conference. The Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has promised to assist the African country with its security challenges along with education, infrastructure and development.

Turkish military police units will train the inadequately trained and ill-equipped Somali force teaching them basic skills such as arrest procedures, traffic control and field communications.

A number of African states including Nigeria and Uganda also pledged their support to train the Somali force. A number of special police units are expected to arrive in the coming weeks.

Since Turkey’s involvement, Somalia has made a complete u-turn and for the first time is optimistic about a possible solution after two decades of crisis.

Somalilandpress

June 30, 2012

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By Qalinle Hussein

Tags: Military, Mogadishu, Police, Somalia, Turkey, Turkish Airlines

najiib says:

Also turkish goverm should train other regional police forces including s/land-Puntland turkey must not concentrate focus only one area. Thoe These cadets going to turkey are mix clans.

some of you SL or Puntland will argue our small police force are doing fine we have law and order it’s true put less population live There. i saw my own eyes some of The police officer in These regions sold Their own ammunition to buy khat. no proper uniform equipment vehicles.

1:58 am on June 30, 2012

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- Lol says:
  
  But you say you are different from SOMALIA, why do you want to take part in Somalia´s security training contracts ??
  
  looool
  
  9:08 am on June 30, 2012
  
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  - najiib says:
    
    who said different from somalia, you must be reading different comment.
    
    9:37 am on June 30, 2012
    
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misslovely says:

look at how they make their beautiful city mudisho we need to send their refugees back to where ever they come from before its too late to do somathing about it i don't want them to ruin our cities as well

5:52 am on June 30, 2012

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- Mr_Fantantic says:
  
  I’m confused, do you mean send them Somalis back to where they come from. They are not in Ethiopia or Kenya
  
  7:09 am on June 30, 2012
  
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  - Somaliaqueen says:
    
    Looool she thinks she is a white rasist german girl talking to a non german person. She must been dum or blind only ALLAH SWT know how her small mind works
    
    1:18 pm on June 30, 2012
    
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    - Kayse says:
      
      dont mind her just a little village girl. Not sure why she comes to a Somali website
      
      6:30 pm on June 30, 2012
      
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Somalian says:

When every somalian from abroad investest and trains according to their profession. When somalians concentrates in an areas, and focuses in profit instead of tribalism somalians in whole would be an example of success to all those in their posission now… don't focus on your difference but rather you similarities, your power together rather then…well now!

9:39 am on July 1, 2012

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- Somali says:
  
  It is Somali not Somalian.
  
  4:37 pm on July 1, 2012
  
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- tarsan ali says:
  
  your right somalian.put it will be better somali……..
  
  4:50 am on July 2, 2012
  
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