Keywords: somalia military somali national army sna 53 anniversary armed forces day president hassan sheik mohamoud mogadishu people outdoor A soldier of the Somali National Army looks out of a building during a military parade marking the 53rd Anniversary of the SNA held at the newly refurbished Ministry of Defence in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Somalia is rebuilding it's army, along with many state institutions and facilities after being racked by years of internal conflict and division and is enjoying it's longest period of relative peace since major operations by the SNA supported by forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia forced the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab out of the Somali capital in August 2011. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A soldier of the Somali National Army looks out of a building during a military parade marking the 53rd Anniversary of the SNA held at the newly refurbished Ministry of Defence in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Somalia is rebuilding it's army, along with many state institutions and facilities after being racked by years of internal conflict and division and is enjoying it's longest period of relative peace since major operations by the SNA supported by forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia forced the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab out of the Somali capital in August 2011. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A soldier of the Somali National Army looks out of a building during a military parade marking the 53rd Anniversary of the SNA held at the newly refurbished Ministry of Defence in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Somalia is rebuilding it's army, along with many state institutions and facilities after being racked by years of internal conflict and division and is enjoying it's longest period of relative peace since major operations by the SNA supported by forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia forced the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab out of the Somali capital in August 2011. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. army day anniversary military president national hassan somali 53 forces sheik somalia armed sna mogadishu mohamoud |