STORY: Somali security forces, AMISOM troops in joint civil-

military coordination training

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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 31/JANUARY/2020, BELET WEYNE, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, civilians and security forces from AMISOM, Somalia National Army
(SNA) and Somalia Police Force (SPF) attend a four-day civil-military training in
Beletweyne, Hirshabelle State
2. Med shot, officers attending the training
3. Close up shot, officers listening during the training
4. Med shot, a senior AMISOM CIMIC officer conducting a session
5. Med shot, officers listening
6. Wide shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert Basoronga
facilitating a session
7. Close up shot, an officer listening
8. Close up shot, officers listening
9. Med shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert Basoronga
speaking
10. Med shot, SPF and SNA officers attending the training
11. Close up shot, topics of the training
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jackson Robert Basoronga, AMISOM Humanitarian
Liaison Officer
“The objective of the training was to improve the relations of the military and civil
population and the training will address issues on civil-military coordination for the
new officers who have been deployed; but also, it will touch on issues to do with the
compliance with human rights, women protection, gender and child rights.”

13. Wide shot, a senior AMISOM gender officer speaking at the training
14. Close up shot, a senior SNA officer taking notes during the training
15. Med shot, senior SNA officers attending the training
16. Med shot, senior AMISOM military officers attending the training
17. Close up, a senior AMISOM officer attending the training
18. Close up shot, Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa, AMISOM Sector Four Commander
attending the training
19. Med shot, senior SNA and AMISOM officers listening
20. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Somali National Army First Lieutenant, Jama’a Dodishe
“We have gained valuable skills from the training, which include how to support the
community, gain information, and how the forces can help the civilians. We are very
pleased with the training.”

21. Close up shot, an SNA officer listening during the training

22. Med shot, a senior AMISOM gender officer conducting a session
23. Close up shot, an officer listening during the training
24. Med shot, officers listening during the training
25. Med shot, senior AMISOM and SNA officers attending the training
26. Wide shot, a senior AMISOM gender officer
27. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Mowlid Salad Omar, SPF
“We have learnt worthy knowledge from this workshop like ways of treating the
civilians in the community, human rights and public relations. There is a big
difference between today and my first day of training. I have gained a lot regarding
the integration between the police and civilians.”

28. Wide shot, officers receiving certificates

29. Med shot, an officer receives a certificate
30. Close up shot, certificate
31. Wide shot, officers receiving certificates
32. SOUNDBITE: (English) Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa, AMISOM Sector Four
commander
“This workshop which took place for four days has gathered all troops of AMISOM,
SNA, AU Police and some civilians in order to increase the coordination and the
cooperation between the troops and the heads of humanitarian agencies and the
forces command.”

33. Wide shot, group photo

Somali security forces, AMISOM troops in joint civil-military coordination training

Beletweyne, 31 January 2020 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has
conducted a workshop to improve working relations with humanitarian actors,
Somali security forces and the civilian population.
The four-day training took place in Beletweyne, Hirshabelle State, with the support
of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

Participants included AMISOM civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) officers from the

Ethiopian and Djiboutian contingents, AMISOM Police, Somali National Army, Somali
Police Force, and representatives of local communities.

They were taken through humanitarian and civil-military coordination guidelines and
how the military and humanitarian agencies could collaborate to facilitate the
delivery of humanitarian assistance and protect women and children.

The AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert Basoronga, said it was
important to co-ordinate civil-military efforts to ensure a more comprehensive
approach towards sustaining peace and stability in Somalia.

First Lieutenant, Jama'a Dodishe, a participant from the Somali National Army, said
the training was good as he had gained valuable skills on how uniformed personnel,
can support communities and protect civilians.

Another participant from the Somali Police Force, Mowlid Salad Omar, said he had
gained insight on the role of the police in enhancing collaboration with the civilian
population.

The AMISOM Djiboutian contingent commander, Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa,

noted that the training was important in improving civil-military cooperation skills
for AMISOM and the Somali security forces.
ENDS