Somalia: EU Training Mission to Provide Somali Army Only With Basic Equipment

The European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) is now prioritising ways to provide Somalia's soldiers with basic supplies and equipment, the mission's commander told reporters in Brussels on 1 July.

"We are now exploring the possibility to boost concrete support to the Somali army via the EU's train-and-equip initiative," said Italy's Brigadier General Antonio Maggi.

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