First contingent of Djibouti troops enter Somalia in a US-backed effort to liquidate the al-Shabaab Islamic resistance movement in the Horn of Africa state. The Pentagon and France have a military base in Djibouti at Camp Lemonier., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
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Djibouti Promises to Give More Military Support to Somalia
12 AUGUST 2013
Djibouti's Minister of Defence, Hassan Darar Houffaneh, said on Friday (August 9) that Djibouti intends to increase military aid to Somalia.
The Minister was on a visit to Belet Weyne to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with the Djiboutian contingent of the AMISOM which is based in Belet Weyne, the capital of Hiiraan region.
He said Djibouti planned to provide further support to the Somali government with military facilities and training.
Besides their peacekeeping mission, the AMISOM troops from Djibouti have been helping locals to rebuild the region, as well as carrying out training of Somali forces.
During his visit, the Djibouti Minister of Defence also met Somali soldiers who were concluding their training and said they would receive weapons, uniforms and 10 military vehicles soon.
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