MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somali National Army (SNA), General Odawaa Yusuf Rageh has appointed commander who will serve under the command of the 21 sector of the army.
Mr. Rageh who himself was appointed last week assigned Gen. Mas’ud Mohamed Warsame to lead 15th battalion of SNA’s 21st sector in central Somalia.
In a statement, SNA chief has called on the commander of the sector to help the new commander to execute his duty.
The move comes Somali army has stepped up its offensives against al-Shabaab fighters in the south and central Somalia.
Somali president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo had last week named Rageh who was SNA force commander as the new army chief.
In a ceremony held at Defence ministry in Mogadishu, Army chief General Rageh took over the reign from his predecessor General Dahir Aden Elmi.
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