Somali Armed Forces

Somali Armed Forces
Somali Armed Forces
Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed
	Emblem of the Somali Armed Forces
Founded	12 April 1960
Current form	2008–09
Service branches	Somalia Army; Somali Navy; Somali Air Force
Headquarters	Mogadishu, Somalia
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Minister of Defence	Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur
Chief of Defence Force	Brigadier General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow
Personnel
Active personnel	apx 15,000 (2020)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Turkey; United States; China
Related articles
History	See list Shifta War; 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; Somali invasion of Ogaden; Ogaden War; Rhamu Incident; Somaliland War of Independence; 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; Somali Rebellion; Somalia War (2006–2009); Isaaq Genocide; Somali Civil War (2009–present); Operation Indian Ocean (2014); ;
Ranks	Military 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

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

Other websites

Historic Handover: Somalia Takes Charge Of Security Bases From African Union, [1], Somalista
Air Combat Information Group, Somalia, 1980–1996
"Weapons at War", a World Policy Institute Issue Brief by William D. Hartung, May 1995, chapter III: Strengthening Potential Adversaries (12th paragraph), Somalia.
London Somalia Conference 2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/london-somalia-conference-2017-security-pact
United States State Department, 1973MOGADI00510 Army Day Speeches (1973), 14 April 1973, via United States diplomatic cables leak
https://www.africanaerospace.aero/somalia-battles-for-an-air-force-to-fight-against-terror.html – air force, 2018.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2022/1209/Somalia-rallies-grassroots-to-oppose-jihadist-Al-Shabab.-Will-it-work - 2022
https://www.voanews.com/a/al-shabab-fighters-killed-in-airstrike-in-somalia/7144064.html -43 militants killed, 2023

[FOOTNOTERobinson2016242-1] 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.

[trade-5] "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[African_partners-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.

[:23-8] Richards, Rebecca (24 February 2016). Understanding Statebuilding: Traditional Governance and the Modern State in Somaliland. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-00466-0.

[Al_Jazeera_geno-9] Reinl, James. "Investigating genocide in Somaliland". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[:56-10] Strategic Survey, 1989–1990 (1990), p. 87, International Institute for Strategic Studies

[FOOTNOTEFitzgerald200257-11] Fitzgerald 2002, p. 57.

[:43-12] Geldenhuys, p.131

[FOOTNOTEILO2012-13] ILO 2012.

[FOOTNOTEILO2012Chapter_14,_Article_126(3)-14] ILO 2012, p. Chapter 14, Article 126(3).

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