Mistake No: 1 was sharing the base area with the Somali National Army ( SNA …many of whom have links to the Shabs …) .
Mistake No: 2 was sitting in the base and waiting for the enemy to strike.
Fighting the Shabs requires you to be constantly on the Offensive to keep them disorganized and on the run.
Mistake Number 3 is the resistance to embrace affordable technology at your disposal.
AMISOM recently took delivery of small Surveillance Drones and Medium Attack Drones from Turkey and various other Donor’s …
Why are they not yet actively deployed …???
Shenzi Kabisa …
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Eleven soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have concluded a training course on the mechanics of operating drones, which are important to modern military operations.
The two-week Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop conducted in Mogadishu, was facilitated by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and AMISOM Force Headquarters (FHQ) in collaboration with instructors from the United Nations Field Technology Services.
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AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, said the technology of drones was an important tactical asset in gathering intelligence, surveillance and in reconnaissance missions.
The unmanned Micro Aircrafts equipped with Infrared Imaging System will also be used in convoys, foot patrol, overwatch, search and rescue operations, and battlefield assessments.
What the fuck are Africans doing in Somalia fighting fellow Africans in a war that is not theirs? Moses Wetangula got us into this entire mess when he was Minister of Foreign Affairs . Should have told those pesky Westerners to fight their own wars themselves.
It’s all about your backward leadership and greed … :D:D
African Union was manipulated to “contribute” Peace Keeping Troops to stabilize Somalia and prevent ISIS / Al Qaeda / Al Shabaab taking it over and distabilizing the Horn of Africa …
The sweetener was , …
together with Equipment , Logistics , Training , Housing , Food and Weapons , …
a monthly stipend of USD: 1200 per Soldier per month would be paid to all Troop Contributing Nations …
Uganda , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Burundi and Kenya threw in forces under AMISOM command and Ghana , Sierra Leone , Uganda , Kenya , Zimbabwe and a few others threw in Police under AUPOL …
( … USA , UK and some EU nations have “trainers” and Special Forces hovering in the background…)
We all know where that USD: 1200 per Soldier ends up …:D:D
In addition all mobilization costs are reimbursed to contributing nations …