Somali Armed Forces

Somali Armed Forces
Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed
Emblem of the Somali Armed Forces
Founded12 April 1960
Current form2008–09
Service branches Somalia Army[1]
 Somali Navy
 Somali Air Force
HeadquartersMogadishu, Somalia
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Minister of DefenceAbdulkadir Mohamed Nur [2]
Chief of Defence ForceBrigadier General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow [3]
Personnel
Active personnelapx 15,000 (2020)[4]
Industry
Foreign suppliers Turkey
 United States[5][6]
 China[7]
Related articles
History
See list
    • Shifta War
    • 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
    • Somali invasion of Ogaden
    • Ogaden War
    • Rhamu Incident
    • Somaliland War of Independence[8]
    • 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
    • Somali Rebellion
    • Somalia War (2006–2009)
    • Isaaq Genocide[9][10][11][12]
    • Somali Civil War (2009–present)
    • Operation Indian Ocean (2014)
RanksMilitary ranks of Somalia

The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia.[13] Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Robinson 2016, p. 242.
  2. ↑ "Somalia's defence minister, military chief, arrive in Beledweyne". 12 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "43 Al-Shabab Fighters Killed in Airstrike in Somalia". 19 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Colin D. "Rebuilding armies in southern Somalia: What currently should donors realistically aim for?," Conflict, Security & Development (2021): 320, 330-331.
  5. ↑ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "United States ordered Acmat Bastion APCs for African partners". defenceweb.co.za. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Somalia: China Donates Military Equipment to Somalia to Aid War Against Terrorists". 19 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Richards, Rebecca (24 February 2016). Understanding Statebuilding: Traditional Governance and the Modern State in Somaliland. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-00466-0.
  9. ↑ Reinl, James. "Investigating genocide in Somaliland". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Strategic Survey, 1989–1990 (1990), p. 87, International Institute for Strategic Studies
  11. ↑ Fitzgerald 2002, p. 57.
  12. ↑ Geldenhuys, p.131
  13. ↑ ILO 2012.
  14. ↑ ILO 2012, p. Chapter 14, Article 126(3).

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