Nat’l Defense Force equipped to fulfill multiple missions simultaneously

(EBC, 14 February 2016) – The Ethiopian National Defense Force is a full-blown force well equipped to carryout multiple missions at a time, says its Chief of Staff, General Samora Yenus.

General Samora made the remark at the tenth founding anniversary of the Northern Command on Sunday in Mekelle town.

He said following rigorous capacity building activities carried out over the past years, the National Defense Force has now become a full-scale popular force which can simultaneously accomplish multiple operations.

As a case in point he mentioned the Defense Force’s successful interventions the recent tensions in some parts of the country.

The life-saving interventions have helped effectively pacify the conflicts that were initiated by some anti-peace elements.

According to General Samora the National Defense Force of contemporary Ethiopia has also, in all aspects, become a beneficiary of the ongoing national development gains.