Qatari Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiya met his counterpart, Somalian Defense Minister Hassan Ali Mohamed and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in the military field.
The two sided discussed on different means that would be helpful in bolstering military and defense cooperation in an effort defeat the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab and ISIL elements in Somalia.
The Somali defense minister attended ceremonies in Doha marking the graduation of the 14th batch of officers of the armed forces, interior ministry and other security agencies at the Ahmed bin Mohamed Military Academy.
On January 17, 2019, Qatari defense ministry announced that Somalia had received grant of 68 advanced military vehicles provided by the Qatari armed forces.
