STORY: AMISOM Djiboutian contingent deploys new

battalion in Beletweyne
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/ NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 20/DECEMBER/2019, BELEDWEYNE, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, AMISOM Djibouti officials at the ceremony

2. Med shot, Col. Abdullahi Muse Omar, the incoming contingent
commander, AMISOM and outgoing contingent commander, Col.
Abdirahman Riyale signing the handover documents
3. Med shot, outgoing contingent commander signing the handover
documents
4. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) COL MOHAMED IBRAHIM MOUSA,
AMISOM SECTOR 4 COMMANDER
“I want to congratulate Colonel Abdirahman Riyale for his excellent
work during his duty in Somalia, and on my own behalf and on behalf
of all the officers here present, I thank him very much for all the
activities he has done with competence.”

5. Wide shot, AMISOM military officials looking on during the handover

6. Med shot, AMISOM Sector 4 Commander signing the handover
documents
7. Close up shot, AMISOM military officer looking on during the ceremony
8. Med shot, outgoing and incoming Djibouti contingent commanders
serving under AMISOM shaking hands
9. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) COLONEL ABDIRAHMAN HARED
RIYALE, OUTGOING AMISOM DJIBOUTI CONTINGENT
COMMANDER
“I would like to welcome my successor and advise him that he should
continue with the way I was working or better. He has to collaborate
with everybody because this mission is a collaboration. You can not do
any job by yourself. So, I will advise him as much as I can so that he
can succeed in this mission also.”

10. Med shot, outgoing and incoming AMISOM Djibouti contingent

commanders handing over the signed documents
11. Med shot, AMISOM outgoing Djibouti contingent commander inviting
the incoming contingent commander to take the official seat of office
 12. Med shot, AMISOM incoming contingent commander seated in the
office after taking command
13. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) COL. ABDULLAHI MUSE OMAR,
INCOMING AMISOM DJIBOUTI CONTINGENT COMMANDER
“I will be here for two years and I will pick up from where my brother
left. Two years ago, I was in Buulaburde. I know the people and the
culture here and think that will ease my work.”

14. Wide shot, AMISOM Djibouti military officers

15. Close up shot, AMISOM Djibouti military officers
16. Wide shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers walking at the
airstrip
17. Med shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers walking at the
airstrip
18. Med shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers walking at the
airstrip
19. wide shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers waiting to board
the plane
20. Med shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers waiting to board
the plane
21. Wide shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers boarding the
plane
22. Med shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers boarding the
plane
23. Med shot, outgoing AMISOM Djibouti military officers boarding the
plane
24. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) COL MOHAMED IBRAHIM MOUSA,
AMISOM SECTOR 4 COMMANDER
“For the consolidation of the peace, they have done a very good job.
They have been deployed in a few areas and they have fulfilled their
duty with competence, responsibility and efficiency.”

25. Wide shot, incoming AMISOM Djibouti battalion

26. Med shot, incoming AMISOM Djibouti battalion
27. Wide shot, incoming AMISOM Djibouti battalion loading their gear into
the truck
28. Med shot, incoming AMISOM Djibouti battalion loading their gear into
the truck
29. Close up shot, incoming AMISOM Djibouti battalion getting into the
truck

AMISOM Djiboutian contingent deploys new battalion in Beletweyne

Mogadishu, 21 December 2019 – The Djiboutian contingent serving under the

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has deployed a new battalion, the 7 th
Battalion, which is replacing the 5th Battalion, whose tour of duty has come to an
end.
The AMISOM Djibouti contingent commander, Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Mousa on
Friday bid farewell to the departing troops at Beletweyne Airport and thanked them
for their dedication to duty and for advancing AMISOM’s mandate during their time
in Somalia.

“They have consolidated the peace, fulfilled their duty with competence,
responsibility, and efficiency. I congratulate the outgoing battalion commander, Col.
Abdirahman Hared Riyale for the excellent work during his tour of duty in Somalia,”
said Col. Moussa.

Earlier, the new DNDF battalion commander, Col. Abdullahi Muse Omar, took over
command from the outgoing battalion commander, Col. Riyale.

Col. Riyale urged officers to cooperate with his successor and work towards fulfilling
the AMISOM mandate. “I welcome my successor and advise him to collaborate with
everybody in the mission to succeed,” said Col. Riyale.

The incoming commander, Col. Abdullahi, who has served under AMISOM before,
said, “Two years ago, I was in Bulaburde. I am familiar with the people and culture,
which I think will ease my work.”
The deployed Djibouti National Defence Forces (DNDF) troops will play a crucial role
in securing areas in Beletweyne and Bulaburde. Djibouti contributes troops to
AMISOM alongside Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
ENDS