MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Former military chief Adan Dahir Indho-qarshe said on Wednesday Somalia’s army is capable of taking over the security responsibility of the country after the scheduled withdrawal of African Union peacekeepers in December.
In an interview with VOA, indho-qarshe expressed confidence in the readiness of the Somali armed forces to assume this crucial role and fill the security vacuum that the departure of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will leave.
Despite fears raised by neighboring countries and Somali regional leaders that Al-Shabaab insurgents will seize power in the country after ATMIS exit, Indho-qarshe asserted that with strategic planning and coordinated efforts, the army will be able to maintain law and order across the Horn of Africa country’s borders.
Authorities of Jubaland and Southwest states have voiced concerns about comments made by the Somali National Security Advisor Hussein Sheikh Ali that Mogadishu will kick out Ethiopian forces from the country once their mandate ends in December, adding that 10,000 troops from Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti and Kenya will remain in the country.
Both regional states heavily rely on Ethiopian troops for securing key supply zones and holding towns in the region which remain under insurgent siege for more than a decade.
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