Somalia nears 100,000-strong force as Qatar-trained troops deploy in Mogadishu
Somalia edges toward 100,000-troop goal with new Qatar-trained unit deployed in capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s drive to build a 100,000-strong national army gained fresh momentum as a new unit trained in Qatar was deployed across Mogadishu, part of a broader, multinational effort to professionalize the country’s security forces after years of conflict.
About 600 Somali soldiers returned from long-term training in Doha and have been placed under the National Intelligence and Security Agency’s Banadir command,…