Sunday September 3, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre held a meeting with senior military commanders and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense after visiting the Ministry of Defense Headquarters in Mogadishu on Saturday.During the meeting, Prime Minister Barre discussed intensifying ongoing military operations against al-Shabab in Hirshabelle and Galmudug States. He emphasized that the government's primary focus is to liberate the country and strengthen the National Army to assume security responsibilities from ATMIS by 2024.