Somalia to produce combat uniforms for nat'l army

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 5, 2016 (Garowe Online)-Federal Government of Somalia is planning to produce combat uniform with national camouflage patterns in the first half of the new year, 2016 for the first time in over two decades, Garowe Online reports.

Defence Minister Abdulkadir Sheikh Ali Diini has laid foundation stone of new military apparel facility funded by Turkish government.

When completed in mid-2016, the factory will relieve the East African country of dependence on other entities and at the same time would bar off operations by uniformed assailants, Diini told reporters.

“It is a historic day for Somalia. We’re laying stones for national army combat uniform factory which would be a leap for the country,” said Somalia’s Minister for Defence.

Somali National Army (SNA) is being propped up by over 22,000-strong African Union peacekeepers in the fight against Al Shabaab militants in central and southern Somalia. 

GAROWE ONLINE