EUTM Somalia

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EUTM Somalia
operation area Somalia
German name European Union military mission as a contribution to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia)
English name European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia)
Type of mission EU training mission
Beginning April 2010
status ongoing
management Brigadier General Fabiano Zinzone ItalyItalyItaly 
costs 11.1 million (2017)
Location of the operational area LocationSomalia.svg
EUTM Somalia

The EUTM Somalia (European Union Training Mission in Somalia) is a multinational advisory and training mission of the European Union in the Somali capital Mogadishu , which has been in existence since April 10, 2010 , during which the Somali Ministry of Defense is advised and soldiers are trained. The aim of the mission is to strengthen the Somali armed forces in order to contribute to the stabilization of the state and to curb the sphere of influence of the radical Islamic al-Shabaab militias.

The Bundeswehr participated in this mission with up to 20 soldiers until the end of March 2018.

Origin, mandate and political framework

On the basis of a resolution by the UN Security Council in 2009, Uganda and its army began to train the Somali armed forces not in their home country for security reasons, but in Uganda, but came up against technical and organizational limits. As a result, on January 5, 2010, the Ugandan Defense Minister received an official request for support from the European Union. As part of the common security and defense policy , the European Union decided on January 25, 2010 to comply with this request. In April 2010 the mission started in Bihanga, Uganda . Around 3,600 soldiers were trained there from 2010 to 2013.

At the beginning of 2013, the Council of the European Union extended the mission until March 2015. It was also decided to gradually shift the focus of the mission from Uganda to Somalia. At the turn of the year 2013/2014, the mission finally relocated completely from Bihanga to Mogadishu in Somalia.

In the German Bundestag on April 3, 2014, a total of 471 MPs voted for up to 20 Bundeswehr soldiers to be sent to the European training mission EUTM Somalia by March 31, 2015. There were 118 votes against and two abstentions.

On March 26, 2015, the Bundestag decided with 454 “yes” (mostly CDU / CSU and SPD ) and 115 “no” votes (mostly Greens and the Left) in a roll-call vote for the continuation of German participation in the mission until March 2016.

In Mogadishu, the Bundeswehr primarily trains executives and trainers for the Somali army and advises the Somali Ministry of Defense. There is no accompaniment and support for the Somali armed forces in operations. Most recently, the Council extended the mandate of the mission on March 16, 2015 to December 31, 2016.

assignment

EUTM Somalia, which works with the Somali government and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), advises the Somali Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, provides mentoring and specialist training . Course content includes human and refugee law and the protection of civilians.

structure

The mission is stationed in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The troop strength is around 125 soldiers. EUTM Somalia is currently being led by the Italian Brigadier General Maurizio Morena.

A support cell has been set up in Brussels . The implementation of the mission is supervised by the Military Committee of the European Union . Up to 20 Bundeswehr soldiers are on site and provide support with training.

Mission medal of the European Union
Band buckle of the Bundeswehr to the mission
Former commanders of EUTM Somalia
commander nation Period
Brigadier General Fabiano Zinzone ItalyItaly Italy since August 9, 2020
Brigadier General Antonello De Sio ItalyItaly Italy since August 8, 2019
Brigadier General Matteo Spreafico ItalyItaly Italy July 16, 2018 to August 8, 2019
Brigadier General Pietro Addis ItalyItaly Italy July 1, 2017 to July 16, 2018
Brigadier General Maurizio Morena ItalyItaly Italy March 21, 2016 to July 1, 2017
Brigadier General Antonio Maggi ItalyItaly Italy March 8, 2015 to March 21, 2016
Brigadier General Massimo Mingiardi ItalyItaly Italy February 14, 2014 to March 8, 2015
Brigadier General Gerald Aherne IrelandIreland Ireland January 28, 2013 to February 14, 2014
Colonel Michael Beary IrelandIreland Ireland August 8, 2011 to January 28, 2013
Colonel Ricardo González Elul SpainSpain Spain 2010 to August 8, 2011

Further peace missions in Somalia

In addition to EUTM Somalia, the following missions are currently active on site:

Web links

Commons : EUTM Somalia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ eeas.europa.eu (PDF)
  2. ↑ eeas.europa.eu (PDF)
  3. ↑ a b c EU military mission to contribute to the training of the Somali Security Forces (EUTM Somalia). (PDF; 124 kB) European Union, p. 1 , accessed on April 22, 2011 (English, 121K).
  4. ↑ Resolution 1872. (PDF; 40 kB) United Nations Security Council, May 26, 2009, accessed on April 22, 2011 (English, 39K).
  5. ^ Mission website of the European Union
  6. ↑ EU wants to relocate military mission to Somalia
  7. ↑ German Bundestag: Printed matter 18/857 of April 3, 2014 (PDF)
  8. ↑ bmvg.de
  9. ↑ a b "EU extends training mission"; EU website
  10. ↑ EUTM Somalia. European Union, accessed April 21, 2011 .
  11. ^ About Military training mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia). Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Peace Operations 2017/2018. (PDF) Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), June 2017, accessed on October 11, 2017 .