MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somali government is planning deployed hundreds of Uganda-trained soldiers in the capital to enhance the security amid second phase of anti-Shabaab operations launched in south-central Somalia.
According to sources privy to the plan, the security forces will be deployed in Mogadishu’s western parts including Wadajir, Dharkenley, Daynile, Kahda, and Garasbaley.
The forces reportedly tasked with securing Mogadishu by increasing the night patrols in different parts of the capital.
They will report to the police commanders of the districts in which they were deployed, and their primary mission will be to help the police maintain the capital’s peace and stability.
President Hassan Sheikh made a decision to use military forces to ensure security of the capital.
The forces are part of a group of 4 000 men trained in Uganda recently, with salaries paid by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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