Somalia: Sierra Leone Sends 850 Soldiers to Somalia

Sierra Leone's leader told 850 soldiers on the eve of their deployment as part of anAfrican Union mission to war-torn Somalia on Tuesday that they were on "a great journey of peace".

President Ernest Koroma addressed the men as they took a break from intensive training in Freetown ahead of joining the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which is supporting government troops fighting the Al Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.

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