SOMALIA / ARMY SUPPORT

The UN began distributing food, water, fuel and other non – combat supplies to the troops of the Somali National Army battling insurgents alongside the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).  In a joint operation last week, the forces  recaptured five strategic towns from the Al Shabaab militia in the Bay region. AU/UN IST

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:50
• Production Date: 10 March 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA – AMISOM
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: U140310d

Description

STORY: SOMALIA / ARMY SUPPORT
TRT: 1.50
SOURCE: AU/UN IST
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SOMALI /NATS

DATELINE: 8 MARCH 2014, BAIDOA, SOMALIA

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, UN helicopter landing
2. Wide shot, UN airport ground staff directing the helicopter
3. Wide shot, UN and AMISON personnel walking towards the helicopter
4. Wide shot, soldier removing items from the helicopter
5. Med shot, AMISOM soldiers removing items from the UN helicopter
6. Wide shot, AMISOM soldier moving items from the aircraft
7. Med shot, food items being moved
8. Wide shot, helicopter being off loaded
9. Med shot, items being loaded onto a forklift
10. Close up, boxes on the forklift
11. SOUNDBITE (Somalia) General Ibrahim Yarow, Somali National Army Commander:
“The government, the UN and the civilians have all supported us. We need to liberate our people and rid the country of these insurgents, these people who don’t want to follow law and order. We will liberate the rest of the country the same way we have done in Bakool, thanks to our Somali National Forces and AMISOM soldiers.”
12. Med shot, bags of rice being loading
13. Med shot, items in the truck
14. Close up, packets of sugar
15. Wide shot, soldiers loading item onto a truck
16. Wide shot, truck being loaded with helicopters in the background
17. Wide shot, truck driving off

Storyline

The United Nations (UN)began distributing food, water, fuel and other non – combat supplies to the troops of the Somali National Army battling insurgents alongside the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). In a joint operation last week, the forces recaptured five strategic towns from the Al Shabaab militia in the Bay region.

The UN is mandated to provide food, water, transport, fuel, tents and medical evacuations for injured Somali soldiers.

The SNA (Somali National Army) commander in Baidoa, General Ibrahim Yarow welcomed the UN support to the National army saying this will go along way in boosting the troops morale.

“The government, the UN and the civilians have all supported us. We need to liberate our people and rid the country of these insurgents, these people who don’t want to follow law and order. We will liberate the rest of the country the same way we have done in Bakool, thanks to our Somali National Forces and AMISOM soldiers.”

The Somali National Army and AMSOM have renewed their operations to liberate areas under the control of Islamic extremist al Shabaab.

The support to the SNA from the United Nations was set for an initial two years period after which it will be reviewed.