PICTURES: President @HassanSMohamud along with Afwerki visits five thousand #Somali soldiers who have been in camps in #Eritrea for training for over three years under harsh living conditions.
Some soldiers died in training as @TheVillaSomalia confirmed, as the camps are hot during the day & cold at the night, without proper care. #Eritrea is under dictator with Int'l sanctions. @HassanSMohamud receives a salute from soldiers, some wearing plastic sandals. #Somalia.
It is not yet known why the ex-@M_Farmaajo administration chose #Eritrea to train the troops as several countries were available, incl #Turkey.
The PICs show soldiers with their faces thin and sunken cheeks & eyes, a clear sign that they were in difficult condition. #Somalia.
Afwerki gives visiting #Somalia president @HassanSMohamud a tour of various development projects in #Eritrea, including agricultural projects, solar energy grids, dairy farms & processing plants for milk and milk products, per @hawelti.
#Eritrean state TV aired footage of @HassanSMohamud receiving a salute and addressing #Somali troops secretly trained in #Eritrea from distance, not showing the President intermingled with them. #Somalia.
Last week, @HassanSMohamud visited #Somali commandos training in Isparta, #Turkey & shared a selfie with smiling soldiers inside the military base. #Somalia.
These are the military chief Gen Odowa and former NISA directors Yasin Farey and Fahad Yasin who spoke in the past differently about the case of the #Somali troops sent for training in #Eritrea.
Morning Round-Up: If you haven't gone read our latest series of tweets, here are @GaroweOnline Twitter Threads that Will Start Your Day and Stay informed. #Somalia.
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