Tag Archive "troops"
It’s training men: the Irish building an army in Africa
Our boys are helping these men to become good soldiers, says Declan Power If you spent a portion of Christmas Day listening to the radio ...
Kenya church attacks ‘kill 16′ in Garissa
NAIROBI — Sixteen people have been killed in attacks on churches in the Kenyan town of Garissa near Somalia, say the Kenyan Red Cross and ...
SOMALIA: Turkey succeeds where Western nations failed
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (left) welcomes Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed during an international conference on Somalia, in Istanbul last week. (Osman Orsal/Reuters) MOGADISHU ...
IN PICTURES: Operation Free Shabelle
Photo: Securing and delivering econonic revival to the 400,000 people of the Afgoye Corridor and beyond in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia (AU-UN IST ...
Somali government accused of misdirecting donor funds
NAIROBI — Hundreds of troops loyal to Somalia’s weak transitional government claim that they have not being paid for years despite Western nations pledging millions. ...
Kenya blocks Somalia’s own troops for Mogadishu-battle
NAIROBI (Somalilandpress) — Somalia’s president wants thousands of troops trained in Kenya to be deployed to Mogadishu for an upcoming offensive against Islamist militants, but ...
Ethiopian troops cross into Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somalilandpress) — Ethiopian troops have crossed back into the northern regions of Bakool and Hiiraan in Somalia on Sunday, local residents confirm. Ethiopian troops ...
Somalia: Some 350 Troops Complete Training in Djibouti
MOGADISHU, 17 November 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Djibouti prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita today attended the ceremony to mark the end of training of some 350 ...
African Union Sending More Troops To Somalia
Addis Ababa, Jul 8 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Somalia’s prime minister signaled his regime is expanding the 4, 300 strong African Union troops by several thousand ...
Ethiopian premier says ready to deploy troops if Somali government overthrown
Mogadishu (Somalilandpress)- Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, has said his country is ready to once again deploy its troops in Somalia if Islamist groups manage ...