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2006-09-03 Africa Horn

Ugandan and Ethiopian military experts train Somali troops

(SomaliNet) Somalis interim president Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed has attended on Saturday an opening ceremony to new military training course in Deynunay military camp in the suburb of Baidoa town 240km southwest of the capital where Ethiopian and Ugandans military experts provide the training.

Officials from the cabinet and the parliament of the government also attended the occasion which happened in the Deynunay military camp 20km of Baidoa, the capital of Bay region in southwest of Somalia.

Around 500 soldiers of former Somali forces will take advantage from the training opened today in Baidoa outskirt. They will be trained for the best techniques of the security establishment. The training which the first of its kind will last for 40 days to enable the government forces to bring security.

President Yusuf who delivered his speech at the opening ceremony urged all the troops in camp to benefit from the Ugandans and Ethiopian military experts during the training to restore their military capacity. He has pledged when the Somali troops finish the training course they will have military equipment and enough fund. The move came as former national troops encamped outside of Baidoa town, southwest of Somalia as part of the national security plan of the government.

Posted by Steve White 2006-09-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hopefully they will get some real training. A small group, well-trained can defeat a much larger group of IGs (Idiots w/ Guns). And done even a few times can change the course of a war.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-09-03 10:15|| 2006-09-03 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, if you are going for training in that part of the world, then the Ethiopians and Ugandans are the best around. Both armies have a history of success against insurgent/bandit/terrorist bands, and both have a naked self-interest in providing the rump state of Somalia's forces with realistic and effective training. And 40 days is about enough for a good weapons and fire discipline course, with troops that have already undergone some training and/or have real-world combat experience. In the main, you will have to get these troops out of the spray and pray approach to combat that seems so popular in their neck of the world. No more fully auto, spraying from the hip until the magazine is empty; aimed semi auto fire using a proper shoulder and cheek weld, and bothering to have actually battle-zeroed the weapon.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-09-03 15:08|| 2006-09-03 15:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Pay no attention to those bearded men off to the side. They are not, repeat not, US Special Forces.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-09-03 20:54|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-09-03 20:54|| Front Page Top

#4 battle-zeroed? Definition please?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-09-03 21:18|| 2006-09-03 21:18|| Front Page Top

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