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The European Union Training Mission Somalia (EUTM Somalia) is a training operation for the
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conducted by military officials from
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states.


Operations

On 10 April 2010, the European Union launched a military training mission in
Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐’ˆ๐’๐’‘๐’›๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’–; ar, ุงู„ุตูˆู…ุงู„, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
(EUTM Somalia), with a mandate to support the
Transitional Federal Government The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ( so, Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, ar, ุงู„ุญูƒูˆู…ุฉ ุงู„ุงุชุญุงุฏูŠุฉ ุงู„ุงู†ุชู‚ุงู„ูŠุฉ) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October ...
(TFG) and assist in strengthening national institutions. EUTM Somalia was originally centered on training activities. Due to the political and security situation in Somalia at the time, the mission initially conducted training abroad in
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. Its headquarters were temporarily based in
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, and training was held at a military camp in Bihanga. On 22 January 2013, the Council of the European Union extended EUTM Somalia's mandate for a third time to March 2015, in the process adding strategic advisory and mentoring activities to the mission's areas of focus. Since its establishment, EUTM Somalia officials have trained around 3,600 Somali army personnel. In the first few months of 2014, the mission permanently transferred all of its advisory, mentoring and training activities to Somalia, where it now operates a Mentoring Advisory and Training Element (MATE HQ) in
Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, ู…ู‚ุฏูŠุดูˆ ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Oc ...
. In February 2014, EUTM Somalia began its first "Train the Trainers" programme at the Jazeera Training Camp in Mogadishu. 60 Somali National Army soldiers that had been previously trained by EUTM would take part in a four-week refresher course on infantry techniques and procedures, including international humanitarian law and military ethics. The training would be conducted by 16 EU trainers. Following the course's completion, the Somali soldiers would be qualified as instructors to then train SNA recruits, with mentoring provided by EUTM Somalia personnel. A team of EUTM Somalia advisors also started offering strategic advice to the Somali Ministry of Defence and General Staff. Additionally, capacity building, advice and specific mentoring with regard to security sector development and training are envisioned for 2014.


Mission

EUTM Somalia is partnered with the Somali authorities to a build a professional national military that is accountable to the Somali government. Its activities take place within the framework of the European Union's overall presence in Somalia, including political, security and civic engagement.


Commanders

As of March 2015, EUTM Somalia was commanded by Brigadier General Antonio Maggi (Italy). He succeeded Brigadier General Massimo Mingiardi (Italy), Brigadier General Gerald Aherne (Ireland), Colonel
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(Ireland), and Colonel Ricardo Gonzalez Elul (Spain).


Funding

Between February 2013-March 2015, common funding for EUTM Somalia totals โ‚ฌ11.6 million.


Partnerships

EUTM Somalia works in close cooperation and coordination with other international parties and stakeholders. Among these are the
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, the
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, and the
African Union Mission in Somalia The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
(AMISOM). Additionally, EUTM Somalia has a Support Cell in
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and a Liaison Office in
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.


See also

*
Operation Atalanta Operation Atalanta, formally European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia, is a current counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean, that is the first naval operation conducted by the Eu ...


References

* Nilsson, Claes, Norberg, Johan
European Union Training Mission Somalia: A Mission Assessment
2014.


External links


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Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐’ˆ๐’๐’‘๐’›๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’–; ar, ุงู„ุตูˆู…ุงู„, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
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