STORY: SNA SOLDIERS RETURN HOME AFTER 14

MONTHS TRAINING
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI
DATELINE: 6
th
/SEPTEMBER/2014, MOGADISHU,
SOMALIA

SHOTLIST

1. Wide shot, Brig. Gen. Dick Olum AMISOM Uganda Contingent Commander
talking to the SNA cadet officers on return to Somalia after training in Uganda
2. Med shot, Brig. Gen. Dick Olum AMISOM Uganda Contingent Commander
talking to the SNA cadet officers
3. Med shot, SNA cadet officers
4. Close up shot, Brig. Gen. Dick Olum AMISOM Uganda Contingent Commander
talking to the SNA cadet officers
5. Med shot, Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie Commander of Infantry SNA, Major Gen.
Nathan Mugisha Ugandas ambassador to Somalia receiving the trainees at the
airport
6. Wide shot, Brig. Gen. Dick Olum AMISOM Uganda Contingent Commander
talking to the SNA cadet officers
7. Wide shot, Major Gen. Nathan Mugisha Ugandas ambassador to Somalia
talking to the cadet officers
8. Close up shot, Major Gen. Nathan Mugisha Ugandas ambassador to Somalia
talking to the cadet officers
9. Med shot, Major Gen. Nathan Mugisha Ugandas ambassador to Somalia talking
to the cadet officers
10. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Major Gen. Nathan Mugisha Ugandas Ambassador
to Somalia:
They have obtained good grades and knowledge which they are going to use to
build the Somali National Army. We believe in this way, we can contribute
towards capacity building of this young national army.
11. Med shot, Major Gen. Nathan Mugisha Ugandas Ambassador to Somalia
handing over the trainees to Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie, Commander of the
Infantry SNA
12. Close up shot, Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie Commander of Infantry SNA talking
to the cadet officers
13. Med shot, Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie Commander of Infantry SNA talking to
the cadet officers
14. Wide shot, Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie Commander of Infantry SNA talking to
the cadet officers
15. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI): Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie Commander of SNA
Infantry:
We are grateful to our brothers who have trained them for us and they were
taught the functions of an officer. Now we are taking them to Jazeera camp and in
the next three months, they will take a refresher course in discipline and good
conduct of a soldier. After that, they will be distributed and everyone will be
given tasks and responsibility.

16. Med shot, SNA cadet officers
17. Wide shot, Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie Commander of infantry SNA talking to
the cadet officers
18. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI): 2
nd
Lt. Mohamed Abdul Aziz, SNA trainee:

We were taught about leadership of soldiers and map using as well as different
tactics on how to attack an enemy in its barracks or how to defend self during an
attack and many others. I would like to thank the President of Somalia Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud who gave us this good opportunity and I thank the people of
Somalia and I call them upon to maintain peace because the army alone cannot
maintain security if the people do not support them. The people are the central
pillar of the country. I call upon the people to catch the enemy and bandits who
are trying to rob their property.
19. Wide shot, SNA cadet officers on parade


STORY

62 officers of the Somali National Army have returned home after completing a
14-months Officer Cadet course in Uganda.

The training was conducted under bi-lateral arrangement between Uganda,
which is part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Federal
Government of Somalia.

The course covered different areas including field craft, military law, counter
insurgency and military intelligence, among others.
Speaking after the troops arrival in Mogadishu, Major Gen. Nathan Mugisha
Ugandas Ambassador to Somalia said the training had run smoothly and
challenged the soldiers to contribute positively to their national army.

They have obtained good grades and knowledge which they are going to use to
build the Somali National Army. We believe in this way, we can contribute
towards capacity building of this young national army, he said.

The Commander of SNA Infantry Gen. Abdulahi Osman Ogie said the soldiers will
head straight into camp at the Jazeera training centre before being deployed.

We are grateful to our brothers who have trained them for us and they were
taught the functions of an officer. Now we are taking them to Jazeera camp and in
the next three months, they will take a refresher course in discipline and good
conduct of a soldier. After that, they will be distributed and everyone will be
given tasks and responsibilities.

The trainees say the program was enriching and expressed commitment to work
towards improving security in their country.

We were taught about leadership of soldiers and map using as well as different
tactics on how to attack an enemy in its barracks or how to defend self during an
attack and many others. I would like to thank the President of Somalia Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud who gave us this good opportunity and I thank the people of
Somalia and I call them upon to maintain peace, because the army alone cannot
maintain security if the people do not support them. The people are the central
pillar of the country. I call upon the people to catch the enemy and bandits who
are trying to rob their property, said 2
nd
Lt. Mohamed Abdul Aziz, SNA trainee.

The Somali National Army is undergoing massive reconstruction efforts led by
the African Union Mission in Somalia, having suffered disintegration during the
two decades of conflict.

END.