MOGADISHU– Somali soldiers who completed military training in Egypt have on Monday returned to the capital Mogadishu.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received the troops at the Aden Abdulle International Airport.
The troops are expected to join the ongoing war against Al-Shabaab which have gained momentum.
Addressing the soldiers at the airport, President Mohamud urged them to exhibit professionalism in their duties.
I have today received our brave troops who returned home from Eritrea to scale up our relentless efforts to eliminate Kharajite terrorists. Their reassuring courage fills me with belief, along with every other Somali that our homeland's liberation for a lasting peace is imminent. pic.twitter.com/iKA0WZijUw
— Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (@HassanSMohamud) October 16, 2023
He also expressed his faith in the capabilities of the soldiers to deal and combat with the militant group.
The soldiers are drawn from different denomination including sea and land.
He urged them to be at the forefront of fighting Al-Shabaab terrorists around the nation.
Somali government declared an “all out war against Al- Qaeda affiliate group – Al-Shabab that has been wrecking havoc in the Horn of Africa Nation for decades.
