STORY: SIERRA LEONE CONTINGENT DEPARTS

SOMALIA
DURATION: 1:58
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATS
DATELINE: 15th 2014, KISMAYO, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot; soldiers with bags
2. Medium shot; The bags on ground
3. Med shot; soldiers chatting
4. Close up shot; one of the soldiers
5. Wide shot; the troops in a line
6. Med shot; soldier with his bag
7. Close up shot; AU logo
8. Med shot; one of the Leobatt shows fifty years anniversary
9. Wide shot; Brig Tamba Allieu talks to the troops
10. Wide shot; the arrival of the plane
11. Close up shot; soldiers heading to the plane
12. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH) MAJOR DAVID MANSARE
We have done our job and we have done our peace though we would love to
stay and see Somalia regain its full peace and its full status in the
International community, But we the Sierra leonians as we are departing the
shores of Somalia, we wish the people of Somalia better days to come, we
wish them peace, we wish them stable Somalia and they will continue
enjoying peace and the legacy we are leaving behind let other people follow
suit.
13. Wide shot; soldiers marching to the plane
14. Med shot; soldiers footing
15. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH) MAJOR MANSARE
The friendly faces of the Somali people, and also one big impact the we will
never forget that, when we came the first day we arrived in Somalia Kismayo,
there was a lot of instability within the township and today i believe we are
leaving a stable Kismayo, people will enjoy peace and one thing the people of
kismayo admire a lot about the Sierraleonian is we talk to them, we buy from
them and we feel they are our African brothers and sisters.
16. Wide shot; soldiers heading to the plane
17. Med shot; soldiers boarding the plane
18. Wide shot; plane and the fire brigade
SCRIPT

The first group of the Sierra Leone contingent consisting of one hundred
sixteen personnel left Kismayo Thursday for Freetown after the conclusion of
their peacekeeping operations in Somalia. The contingent has been in the
country since April 2013.
Major David Mansare, one of the commanders of the contingent said, have
have done our job and we have done our peace, though we would love to stay
and see Somalia regain its full peace and its full status in the International
community. But we the Sierra Leonians as we are departing the shores of
Somalia, we wish the people of Somalia better days to come, we wish them
peace, we wish them stable Somalia and they will continue enjoying peace
and the legacy we are leaving behind let other people follow suit.
Major Mansare recalled the contingents early days in Somalia describing it as
full of instability but expressed gratitude that Kismayo has realised peace.
As part of its mission LEOBATT 1 provided oversight in civil military
relationship in Jubbaland region and other locations in Somalia. Because of
the peace, small scale businesses are thriving in the region.
Leobatt 1 was deployed in Dobley Headquarters, Tabda town and Kismayo.
Their deployment to Kismayo came after a directive that Leobatt should
manage Kismayo together with the other AMISOM multinational forces, the
Kenya Defence Forces and Burundi National Defence Forces.
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