Saudi Arabia overlooks Somali tensions with military support for outgoing president

"The platform adds that: "The growing military cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Somalia's Federal Government introduces a new dimension to the regional landscape, with media and diplomatic reports indicating that a Saudi military delegation ed Somalia at the end of last June to inaugurate training facilities for government forces in the Guri El area of Galmudug as part of a Saudi-funded programme to train Somali soldiers."According to the platform, Saudi Arabia maintains that "its cooperation is intended to support state institutions and strengthen the capabilities of the Somali National Army.(AP Photo)Media and military sources reported that Saudi Arabia has appeared to disregard the growing tensions in Somalia's Galmudug State, stemming from the outgoing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government's efforts to consolidate control over the region, by dispatching a Saudi military delegation to two Somali military training camps in the Guri Jabal area of Galguduud region in Galmudug, where Riyadh is financing the training programme.