Ethiopia Holds Somali-Trained Soldiers as Officials Work to Arrange Their Return – Axadle

Somali‑trained soldiers stranded in Ethiopia as bilateral talks continue

Hundreds of Somali recruits who finished training in Galgaduud have crossed into Ethiopia and are awaiting a decision on their status while officials from both countries negotiate their fate.

The Somali Regional State confirm that Somali troops have entered Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian Somali Regional State has confirmed for the first time that troops trained by the Federal Government of Somalia have entered Ethiopian territory and are currently undergoing a formal bilateral process. The region’s security chief, Abdulkadir Rashid Duale, stated that the troops recently arrived in Jigjiga after crossing the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. […]

Ethiopia Holds Somali-Trained Soldiers as Officials Work to Arrange Their Return – Axadle

Jigjiga (AX) — Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State has acknowledged for the first time that troops trained by Somalia’s federal government crossed into Ethiopia and are now being processed under formal bilateral arrangements. Somali Region security chief Abdulkadir Rashid Duale said Monday that the soldiers recently reached Jigjiga after crossing the Somalia-Ethiopia border. He said the […]