Friday, May 16, 2014

US government to support efforts to strengthen Somali armed forces

 
 
The US government says it intends to increase its efforts towards the strengthening and rebuilding process of the Somali armed forces.
The US government wants to double its support to the Somali security agencies and the armed forces, according to US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Speaking at the US Department of State, Thomas-Greenfield said that Al Shabaab had been losing ground to the allied forces in recent months and that shows a sign of a weakening force.
She said that the government of the United States has been working with its partners in the Horn of Africa region on ways to eliminate Al Shabaab militant group from the region.
She hopes that the group will soon be defeated and promised that the US government will increase its humanitarian support to Somalia.

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