 The African Union mission in Somalia, Amsterdam and the Somali National Army, SNA, have set up Joint Operations Center in Mogadish to boost ongoing stabilization efforts in the country. The AU mission said the Joint Operations Coordination Center, which was jointly operated by AU and SNA military officers, will enhance joint planning and coordination against al-Shabaab. SNA Chief of Defense Forces Odoa Yusuf Rage reiterated SNA's commitment and emphasized the importance of collaboration between them and AMISM, and rather than the centers established across the missions areas of responsibility.