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Finnish Troops to Somalia?
Posted: 2/19/2010 10:55:00 AM
Shabelle: SOMALIA
HELISINK (Sh. M. Network) - The government proposes that Finland send no more than 10 people to take part in the European Union's military operation in Somalia.



President Tarja Halonen is to decide on the matter on Friday. The operation is aimed at training Somali security forces.



The European Commission decided in late January to launch the operation as part of broad international efforts to stabilise Somalia.



The operation is intended to support the training of Somali security forces, which is already underway in Uganda. The objective is to train 2,000 soldiers within the next year or so. Training within Somalia is to begin in May.



YLE

No Finland are not out of their mind
they care for their soldiers .. therefore no more than 10 send to Somalia

I think these soldiers will be based in Uganda.

Twisted_Logic wrote:I think these soldiers will be based in Uganda.

that makes more sense.

Shabelle

HutuKing01 wrote:

Twisted_Logic wrote:I think these soldiers will be based in Uganda.

that makes more sense.

Shabelle

They will be training the government troops. They are not for combat.

Yeah,but still going to somalia is considered highly riskful.Thats not the case now. So going to uganda or djibouti where somali soldiers are there for training is something i welcome.