Somali soldiers complete engineering course in Mogadishu

Somali National Army officers completed a four weeks engineering course conducted by the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) this week at General Dhagabadan Training Camp in Mogadishu.

The training which was attended by 24 officers from the 32^nd Engineering Battalion covered knowledge and skills on setting up defensive positions, constructing obstacles for tactical maneuvers, understanding Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and counter IED procedures.

EUTM Somalia said in a statement the training was in tandem with the mission’s mandate.

“The delivery of such a training is fully compliant with the EUTM-S 5^th mandate where the shift of training from individuals to units was the main change from the 4^th one. The Somali military authorities requested another Eng. Course whose feasibility is currently assessed by EUTM-S.”

The Chief of Engineer Department, BG Omar Jama, the GDTC Commander, BG Mohamed Mohamud Saney, the Commander of the 32^nd Eng. Battalion, Col. Ahmed Shire Warsame, the DMFCDR of EUTM-S, Col. Richard Gray attended the event where the high value of the training was highlighted as well as the great commitment of the trainees.

The trainees have shown during the course high motivation and will to learn from the European trainers, EUTM-S said.