It is confirmed: Djibouti will send 2000 soldiers to Somalia

[Coeus]

Djibouti on Saturday announced that it will send two battalions of troops to the war-torn Somalia to join the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMSIOM).


Mohamoud Ali Yusuf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs, said that his government was hecticly training and preparing those troops over the last few years, adding they are fully equipped right now and ready to perform regional peacekeeping duties as deputized by African Union (AU).

“At the end of this month or the start of June, our troops will be deployed to Mogadishu to be as a part of AU peacekeeping forces to help the interim government bring peace, law and order back to the eastern African country of Somalia” Yusuf said in an interview with VOA Somali Service.

Before deploying the troops, Djibouti discussed the issue with a number of countries and organizations including the Unites States, African Union and the neighboring Ethiopia, the minister noted.

Djibouti will be the third African country to send troops to Somalia.

However, the announce of Djibouti comes as al Shabaab vowed to launch reprisal attacks after the US Special forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in an operation in Pakistani city of Abbottabad on early this month.

Uganda and Burundi, who have more about 9,000 soldiers in Mogadishu, have been the first nations deployed their forces to Somalia under the AU mission in Somalia.

Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed, the prime minister of Somalia recently called for an additional 4,000 troops to be deployed as soon as possible. Uganda and Burundi pledged to send an additional 4,000 troops to Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

In March, Burundi deployed one battalion (1,000 soldiers), but the remaining 3,000 soldiers would be deployed around the middle of the year.

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[Executive]

These guys are going to have a hard fighting Al-Shabab, I blame the french influence

[DR-YALAXOOW]

We welcome our JABUUTI BROTHERS . WE NEED every help we can get to crush khawaarijitis, and osama worshippers, the terrorist, SUICIDE BOMBERS. al shabaabul shayaadiin

[Coeus]

These guys are going to have a hard fighting Al-Shabab, I blame the french influence

WTF is the third soldier in the back aiming at?

Wallahi the french are useless, they always have gotten their ass kicked. These djiboutis will probably stop for 15 min break in the middle of the battle for some croissant and te.

[Coeus]

These Shabab niggas are ready

[Executive]

These guys are going to have a hard fighting Al-Shabab, I blame the french influence

WTF is the third soldier in the back aiming at?

Wallahi the french are useless, they always have gotten their ass kicked. These djiboutis will probably stop for 15 min break in the middle of the battle for some croissant and te.

How many soilders do you see in the pic? can you spot the 4th one?

[Coeus]

I see a small one getting raped beneath the soldier

[Executive]

I see a small one getting raped beneath the soldier

en fransk övning

[Coeus]

LOL

[ciyaal_warta]

djibouti can stay home..the TFG soldiers are doin gr8 now

[Bulletz]

Evrybody knows Issa are da original warriors n strongest of all somali tribes! Stop the calaacal

[RovingMadness]

Our Abgaal Ciise Brothers have always stood up by the Somali People. Welcome home

[udun]

DJibouti troops are trained in one of the harshest terrains that any soldier can be trained. They are being trained by the French Legionnaires, a highly trained commandos. Don't take the DJibouti forces lightly folkes. They also have the language, culture, and religion going to their benefit in comparison to the AU forces that were already in Mogadishu. Besides, DJibouti had its own civil war in the 90s that its soldiers have already seen combat. I would not write them off so easily as some of you are already counting them off. They will most likely fight alongside the Burundians since both of troops speak French and are both trained by the French.

[barakaboy10]

Djibouti should not meddle in our country's affairs and should stay away. i thought their goal was to bring stability and peace in Somalia but apparently it doesn't seem that way. they have abandon the most crucial aspect of a mediator by siding with one group.

if they want to help Somalia, they must remain impartial.

the reason they have sent these forces now is to prop up this government which they want to see stay in power for another year, possibly longer.

Ismael Omar gelle is a ruthless dictator himself and recently, just before election, amended the constitution to allow him run for another term.

he's the usual African leader with no respect for laws, human rights and he wants to export his dictatorship to Somalia, perhaps to solidify his influence and take advantage of the current stalemate and feud between the president and the speaker of parliament.

Djiboutians, go away. we don't need you.

[ToughGong]

These guys are going to have a hard fighting Al-Shabab, I blame the french influence

WTF is the third soldier in the back aiming at?

Wallahi the french are useless, they always have gotten their ass kicked. These djiboutis will probably stop for 15 min break in the middle of the battle for some croissant and te.

How many soilders do you see in the pic? can you spot the 4th one?

There is actually 5 in the pic