The Director General of the Somali Ministry of Defense, Hassan Mohamed Said Samatar, and the Director of the European and American Department, Abdidahir Abdirahman Abdi, represented Somalia at the first Technical Committee Meeting of the IGAD SSP IED Threat. Assessment).
The first meeting assessed the impact of the so-called terrorist attacks on IGAD member states, particularly Somalia and Kenya.
The first technical meeting was chaired by IGAD Security Program (IGAD SSP) Chief of Staff Abebe Muluneh Beyene.
The Countries meeting included Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Sudan, and called on Djibouti whose troops are in Somalia.
BY OSMAN HUSSEIN ALI