Somalia: Somali Army Gets New Leadership

Mogadishu (KON) - General Dahir Adan Elmi was appointed commander-in-chief of the Somali National Army in a ceremony in Mogadishu on Wednesday (March 13th), with General Abdirisaq Khalif Hussein as his deputy, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported.
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Former army chief commander General Abdukadir Sheikh Diini and his deputy General Abdikarim Yusuf Aden Dhagabadan retired honourably from their duties.

In their farewell addresses, Diini and Dhagabadan thanked the federal government for its effective co-operation in the fight against al-Shabaab.

Security forces made significant gains against al-Shabaab under the outgoing generals

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