Senior military brass of the Somali government and SNA forces have pledged their support to work closely with the newly appointed AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General Osman Noor Soubagleh, to ensure the Al Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab terrorists are defeated and peace is restored in Somalia.
Notable officials included Hon. Abdirisak Omar Mohamed, Minister of Internal Security, Major Gen. Mohamed Aden Ahmed, Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Abdullahi Gafow Mohamud, Director General of National Intelligence Security Agency (NISA) and Maj. Gen. Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud, Somali Police Commissioner, among others.
The official made the pledge as they welcomed the new Force Commander Lt. Gen. Soubagleh at a dinner hosted by AMISOM on Saturday night.
The dinner was also graced by the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira.
AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General Osman Noor Soubagleh replaced Lt. Gen. Jonathan Rono.
Reference: http://amisom-au.org/
