{"id":414467,"date":"2023-03-01T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T07:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=414467"},"modified":"2023-03-01T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:17:19","slug":"us-donates-weapons-and-ammunition-to-somalias-fight-against-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/us-donates-weapons-and-ammunition-to-somalias-fight-against-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"US Donates Weapons and Ammunition to Somalia\u2019s Fight against Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mogadishu, (SONNA)-: The United States donated weapons and ammunition to the Somali National Army (SNA) on Tuesday, February 28 with the attendance of U.S. Embassy Mogadishu Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires Tim Trinkle, Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama, and Chief of Defense Forces Brigadier General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixty-one tons of AK-47s, heavy machine guns, and ammunition arrived off two U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft at Mogadishu\u2019s Aden Adde International Airport.\u00a0 This military assistance will support the current SNA operations against al-Shabab in Galmadug and Jubaland States and the next intake of the SNA Danab Advanced Infantry Brigrade, for which the recruitment process has already started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are very proud to stand as partners with the Somali National Army and the Somali people in this fight.\u00a0 This ammunition will be provided to the SNA Danab, which is one of the many courageous forces fighting al-Shabaab,\u201d said Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires Tim Trinkle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The military donation represents the high priority placed on the U.S. partnership with Somalia.\u00a0 The weapons are marked and registered pursuant to the Federal Government of Somalia\u2019s Weapons and Ammunition Management policy, designed to account for and control weapons within the Somali security forces and weapons captured on the battlefield.\u00a0 Notification to the UN Security Council is conducted by the Federal Government of Somalia in close coordination with the Office of Security Cooperation of U.S. Embassy Mogadishu in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-414468\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-1-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-1-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-1-696x453.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-1-646x420.jpeg 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-414469\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-696x446.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-01-at-10.08.02-656x420.jpeg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA)-: The United States donated weapons and ammunition to the Somali National Army (SNA) on Tuesday, February 28 with the attendance of U.S. Embassy Mogadishu Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires Tim Trinkle, Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama, and Chief of Defense Forces Brigadier General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh. 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