Total number off African Union peacekeeping forces,deployed is 12,000 mostly from Uganda and Burundi. somali government army commander Gen. Abdikadir Sheikh Ali Dini released a statement saying that somali gov. is "very pleased and very grateful" for the support of Uganda and Burundi. the young men and women from Uganda and Burundi Soldiers, come here to serve , who make up the African Union troops and who offer the ultimate sacrifice
Somali government,he siad TFG military has made significant gains, military backed by AU forces has recently launched an offensive to flush out al-Shabab fighters,we are going to finish the job, especially in parts of the capital, Mogadishu, which are under the control of the group. Al-Shabab is fighting the UN-backed administration for control of the country. Al-Shabab was formerly the military wing of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which controlled much of central and southern Somalia in late 2006, until the Ethiopian invasion. Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when Hawiye warlords (usc ) and isaaq clan aka (snm) overthrew Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre .Somala is Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia remains one of the countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP) in the world.
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