update 1000 TFG Somali soldiers passed out at Bihanga military training School
Twenty-two year old Khalid Muhammad Muhamoud is a fresh European Union (EU) trained Somali soldier who is gearing up to fight deadly battles back home.Muhamoud told Xinhua at a Ugandan military camp here that he will fight till the end to see that the Al Shabaab, an Islamist group fighting the Somali Transitional Government (TFG), does not continue to destabilize the Horn of African country."I am ready to defend the government, I am ready to fight the Al Shabaab," Muhamoud said shortly after being passed out on Wednesday at Bihanga military camp in Ibanda district, western Uganda.Muhamoud is among the 907 Somali troops that have undergone six months of training in combat operation, command and control, and counter terrorism among others.Military strategists are now referring to these troops as the nucleus of Somalia's future national force.Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji Faqi, Deputy Prime Minister of the Somali TFG and also minister of defense, said that such a credible force is what is needed to pacify Somalia."We must build new credibility within the TFG army from the old organization to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past," he said.The defense minister said there are urgent reforms that are needed to build the capacity of the army to fight the insurgents and their ally Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization.According to Faqi's security analysis, there is need to train more three to five battalions of Somali troops in order to put up a spirited fight against the Al Shabaab.He is putting his hope on the United States to train the battalions since the country, according to him, has vast experience in urban warfare."With such a force at the disposal of the TFG, we believe that Al Shabaab and their alliance of Al Qaeda could be defeated in Mogadishu," said Faqi."More must be done to strengthen the TFG army to successfully defeat the extremists," he added.While building the capacity of the TFG troops is critical, military experts argue that the TFG needs to put its house in order if it is to benefit from the newly passed out troops.Lt. Gen. Katumba Wamala, Commander Land Forces of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), said TFG officials have a tendency of turning new trained soldiers into their body guards instead of letting them play their primary role of stabilizing the country.
He said issues like soldiers pay should be addressed in time to avoid the temptation of them defecting to the Al Shabaab in search for better pay.Col. Gonzalez Elul, the head of the EU team that trained the troops, also argued that the remuneration of the troops is a critical factor that should not be undermined.He said that when the troops go back home they will undergo a one month induction training to help them understand the realities on the battle field.
The induction will help them stay focused with an ideology of lifting their country out of the chaos that has been going on for decades, according to Col. Elul.
INTERNATIONAL HELP
Vincent De Visscher, the EU ambassador and Head of Delegation said that rebuilding of the Somali security forces is critical in ending the violence in Somalia.He said the EU with assistance from the Ugandan military will train the second batch of Somali troops starting early next year.
"It is planned that more troops are going to be trained in this Bihanga camp as a second intake of 1,000 new recruits will arrive in mid-January," he said.
Crispus Kiyonga, Uganda's minister of defense commended the EU but was critical of the international community of not showing the urgency in solving the Somalia problem.
"Our wish is that we can move faster on this path. If we had the resources, we would be passing out 10,000 troops, that is the only way we can help Somalia," he said.The minister said that because of this delay, the number of peacekeepers needed to pacify Somalia rose up to over 20,000 troops currently from the 8,000 needed about three years ago. Currently, over 7,000 troops from Uganda and Burundi are deployed in Mogadishu under the AU mission in Somalia (AMISOM).Uganda has been also critical of world powers for concentrating only on solving piracy and not paying much attention on the hinterland.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has persistently argued that to solve the piracy, the problems in the hinterland need to be addressed.
Source: Xinhua
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