ambassador Abukar Arman on A/kadir Sheikh Ali Diini
The man currently leading the Somali army, General Abdulqadir Ali Dini, has received his military trainings both in the United States and the old Soviet Union. He was the commander of the Commandoes Unit of the Somali National Army before the collapse of the state. He is a man held in high regard as he refused to participate in the clan-based civil strife and be morally responsible for the blood of many innocent people. Since he was appointed to his current post almost two years ago, the national army has undergone tangible transformation in terms of discipline, integration, loyalty, and clan balance.
