Ready for duty: Somali soldiers, trained by the European Union march on parade during their passing out ceremony in Uganda. Photo: Reuters
US Leads World Drive To Oust Somalia Terrorists -- Sydney Morning Herald/Washington Post
THE heart of the Obama administration's strategy for fighting al-Qaeda militants in Somalia can be found next to a cow pasture in Uganda, 1600 kilometres from the front lines.
Under the gaze of American instructors, gangly Ugandan recruits are taught to carry rifles, dodge roadside bombs and avoid shooting each other by accident. In one obstacle course dubbed ''Little Mogadishu,'' the Ugandans learn the basics of urban warfare as they patrol a mock city block of tumble-down buildings and rusty shipping containers designed to resemble the dangerous Somali capital.
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