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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10430

30 July 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/somalia
EU to continue to train Somali forces

Brussels, 29/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - The EU Training Mission for Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia) has been extended for a year, following a decision adopted by the Council on Thursday 28 July. The mission, which was launched in February 2010, will be under the command of Irish Colonel Michael Beary, who will replace Colonel Ricardo Gonzales Elul, from 9 August. The European mission, with 150 soldiers from 14 EU member states, has set itself the new objective of “developing the...