DTN News - SOMALIA ~ ORDER OUT OF CHAOS: Somalia's President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed Inspects Somali National Army (SNA) Soldiers In Mogadishu

DTN News - SOMALIA ~ ORDER OUT OF CHAOS: Somalia's President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed Inspects Somali National Army (SNA) Soldiers In Mogadishu

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 17, 2012: Somalia's President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed  inspects Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers during an exercise as part of a passing-out ceremony in Mogadishu, in this handout photograph taken March 17, 2012 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team. 

The exercise marked the conclusion of a 10-week advanced training course conducted by the military component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). 630 troops from different brigades of the SNA were taught and mentored on leadership skills, weapons handling field military tactics during the two and a half month course and will now deploy back to their units. 

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DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Somali Al-Shabab Fighters Rally On Outskirts Of Mogadishu Somalia

DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Somali Al-Shabab Fighters Rally On Outskirts Of Mogadishu Somalia 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 20, 2012: Armed members of the militant group al-Shabab attend a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. 

Thousands of Somalis gathered at a militant-organized demonstration on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Monday in support of the merger of the Somali militant group al-Shabab with al-Qaida, which was announced last week by al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. 

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DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Kenyan Soldiers Stand In Dugout Position In Tabda Somalia

DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Kenyan Soldiers Stand In Dugout Position In Tabda Somalia

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 20, 2012: Kenyan army soldiers stand in a dugout position at their base in Tabda, inside Somalia, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. 

Kenya's military crossed the border into Somalia in an offensive against Somali militant group al-Shabab in October after Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya, and al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri announced a merger between al-Shabab with al-Qaida in early February.  (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Kenyan Soldier On Patrol In Tabda Somalia

DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Kenyan Soldier On Patrol In Tabda Somalia

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 20, 2012: A Kenyan army soldier carries a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as he patrols in Tabda, inside Somalia Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. 

Kenya's military crossed the border into Somalia in an offensive against Somali militant group al-Shabab in October after Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya, and al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri announced a merger between al-Shabab with al-Qaida in early February.  (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Kenyan Soldiers Trying To Restore Stability In A Lawless Somalia

DTN News - SOMALIA CIVIL WAR: Kenyan Soldiers Trying To Restore Stability In A Lawless Somalia 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 20, 2012: Kenyan army soldiers ride in a vehicle at their base in Tabda, inside Somalia Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. 

Kenya's military crossed the border into Somalia in an offensive against Somali militant group al-Shabab in October after Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya, and al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri announced a merger between al-Shabab with al-Qaida in early February.  (Photo - AP)

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