The United Kingdom has donated at least 27 vehicles and a fully-equipped mechanical workshop to help improve the logistical capabilities of the Somali National Army (SNA) in fighting the Islamist Al Shabaab insurgency.
The equipment, which was handed over to the SNA in Mogadishu on 6 September, includes at least 17 Kamaz troop carriers and tractor trucks as well as ten Toyota Land Cruiser light patrol vehicles.
A small team of British experts has already been deployed in Mogadishu to provide equipment support such as training the SNA on how to operate and services the vehicles.
The donation included 12 Kirpi armoured personnel carriers and 12 Mitsubishi Triton pickups for the 3rd (Eagle) Infantry Battalion, an elite SNA counter-terrorism unit that is trained and equipped by the Turkish Army.