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Egypt to train Somali security forces, official says


Friday, February 12, 2010

The Egyptian Government has expressed readiness to train recruits for Somalia's embattled military and police, Somali officials say.

Somali government officials confirmed on Friday Egypt's readiness to train 400 Somali police and military troops in an attempt to help combat piracy in Somali waters, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The confirmation comes after an official with Egypt's Foreign Office, Muna Omar, also verified her country's bid to assist in anti-piracy operations.

Somalia has been blighted by a 19-year-long bloody internal conflict that has created a myriad of other problems for the impoverished nation including piracy in the high seas around the Horn of Africa.

Source: PressTV

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