{"id":439296,"date":"2025-04-13T08:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T05:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=439296"},"modified":"2025-04-13T10:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T07:16:24","slug":"aussom-congratulates-sna-on-its-65th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/aussom-congratulates-sna-on-its-65th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSSOM congratulates SNA on its 65th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mogadishu \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Africa Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) extends heartfelt congratulations to the entire Somali National Army (SNA) on the 65th anniversary of its founding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAUSSOM recognizes SNA\u2019s critical role in securing and stabilizing the country. As Somali Security Forces (SSF) assume responsibility for the nation\u2019s security, AUSSOM is confident of SNA\u2019s ability to protect its citizens and contribute to national development,\u201d said the Acting Head of AUSSOM, Sivuyile Bam.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bam paid tribute to the courageous soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of long-lasting peace and security in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this special day, AUSSOM also honours the sacrifices SNA soldiers are making on the battlefield to eliminate threats posed by illegal armed groups like Al Shabaab to the country\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bam reaffirmed AUSSOM\u2019s commitment to continue working closely with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and SNA to protect civilians, safeguard Major Supply Routes (MSR) and liberate areas under the control of Al Shabaab.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the international partners to support Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as he works tirelessly to build a strong army capable of securing Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must continue to strengthen SNA by providing the necessary equipment and resources needed to sustain operations against illegal forces.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu \u2013\u00a0The Africa Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) extends heartfelt congratulations to the entire Somali National Army (SNA) on the 65th anniversary of its founding. \u201cAUSSOM recognizes SNA\u2019s critical role in securing and stabilizing the country. As Somali Security Forces (SSF) assume responsibility for the nation\u2019s security, AUSSOM is confident of SNA\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":439297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-439296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439298,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439296\/revisions\/439298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}