AU Special Representative urges international community to help Somalia’s security forces
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STORY: African Union Special Representative urges continued assistance for Somalia’s security forces
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 29/AUGUST/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHORT LIST
1. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and the sector commanders at the meeting
2. Close up shot, the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) Officer-In-Charge of Supply Chain Management Service, Herbert Pechek at the meeting
3. Close up shot, Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, the AMISOM Force Commander at the meeting
4. Med shot, Maj Gen Nakibus Lakara, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander (Support and Logistics) and the SNA Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Brig. Gen. Ali Bashi at the meeting
5. Med shot, Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, the AMISOM Force Commander; Maj Gen Mohamedesha Zeyinu, Deputy Force Commander (Operations and Plans) at the meeting
6. Med shot, sector commanders attending the meeting
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia
“We need the concurrence of troop contributing countries, the concurrence of our eternal partner UNSOS (United Nations Support Office in Somalia) and we also need the concurrence of our partners from the international community.”
8. Med shot, Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, the AMISOM Force Commander and Col. Ronald Bigiriwa Acting Sector 1 Contingent Commander listening at the meeting
9. Wide shot, sector commanders at the meeting
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia
“The next step requires concrete operational commitments, logistical commitments and intelligence gathering commitments. It is something that cannot be done by SNA alone or by AMISOM alone or partners alone. It is something that can be effectively and successfully done with convergence and concurrence of all the three stakeholders.”
11. Wide shot, sector commanders at the meeting
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant General Osman Noor Soubagleh, AMISOM Force Commander
“We have been planning and preparing to ascertain the conditions for execution of offensives to disrupt, degrade and deny Al-Shabaab their freedom of movement and access to safe havens across Somalia.”
13. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Brig. Gen. Ali Bashi, the Somali National Army Deputy Chief of Defence Forces
“I promise that the SNA will always be there. We take AMISOM as a reliable partner. We will improve the way in which we coordinate. We will build the level of trust and build further on the meetings that we have had by meeting even more regularly at all levels.”
14. Wide shot, sector commanders attending the meeting
STORY
African Union Special Representative urges continued assistance for Somalia’s security forces
Mogadishu, 29 August 2016 - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, on Monday urged international partners to increase their support to the Somali National Army (SNA), describing the fight against militant insurgency by Al-Shabaab as at a “critical stage.”
Speaking at the conclusion of a six-day meeting of Force Commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the SNA, Ambassador Madeira said a needs assessment task undertaken by both AMISOM and the Somalia National Army (SNA) was complete.
“The next step requires concrete operational commitments, logistical commitments and intelligence gathering commitments. It is something that cannot be done by SNA alone, AMISOM or development partners alone. It is something that can be effectively and successfully done with convergence and concurrence of all the three stakeholders,” Ambassador Madeira observed.
Madeira said following the assessment task a committee would soon be established to determine the requirements of training camps to be set under the Guulwade Plan, launched by the Somali Ministry of Defence, which outlines the SNA’s arms and equipment needs for effective joint operations with AMISOM.
Under the plan, a total of 10,900 SNA troops, comprising units from the regions, would receive support from international partners for participation in joint operations with AMISOM.
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