By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble, Africa News
NAIROBI, KENYA, 24. May 2010: The European Union is training 400 Somali forces in Uganda as part of its support to Somali government battling Islamist insurgents. About 2.000 Somali troops are expected to be trained in western Uganda town of Bihanga.
– We are expecting more to come, said EU mission public relations officer Pita Juan, and added: – However, that will depend on the things happening in Somalia.
The EU will train 1.000 Somalis in the first six months while another 1000 forces will get in the next six months. The programme will end June 2011.
Spain is leading 150 EU personnel who conduct the training under a mission named EUTM Somalia.
Islamist insurgents run most of southern Somalia and government controls a few areas in the capital Mogadishu.
