Somali Armed Forces

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]

Somali Armed Forces
Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed
Emblem of the Somali Armed Forces
Founded	12 April 1960
Current form	2008–09
Service branches	Somalia Army[1]  Somali Navy  Somali Air Force
Headquarters	Mogadishu, Somalia
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Minister of Defence	Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur [2]
Chief of Defence Force	Brigadier General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow [3]
Personnel
Active personnel	apx 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)
Ranks	Military ranks of Somalia

References

1. Robinson 2016, p. 242. sfn error: no target: CITEREFRobinson2016 (help)
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. sfn error: no target: CITEREFFitzgerald2002 (help)
12. Geldenhuys, p.131
13. ILO 2012. sfn error: no target: CITEREFILO2012 (help)
14. ILO 2012, p. Chapter 14, Article 126(3). sfn error: no target: CITEREFILO2012 (help)

Other websites

• Historic Handover: Somalia Takes Charge Of Security Bases From African Union, , 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