Somali Armed Forces

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

Somali Armed Forces Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed
Coat of arms of the Somali Armed Forces.svg Emblem of the Somali Armed Forces
Established	12 April 1960
Current form	2008–09
Parts	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
Serving soldiers
Active employees/soldiers	apx 15,000 (2020)
Industry
Suppliers from foreign countries	Turkey United States China
See also
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

Somali Armed Forces Media

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  The Sultanate of Hobyo's cavalry and fort

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  Somalia's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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  Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council

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  Somali engineers repair a captured Ethiopian T-34/85 Model 1969 tank for use by the Western Somali Liberation Front in the Ogaden region, March 1978.

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  A Somali soldier with an AKM poses for a photograph during the multinational joint-service Exercise Bright Star '85.

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  An aerial view of a radar installation operated by Somali troops at Berbera Airport. A Soviet-made P-12 early-warning radar is visible at bottom center. The photo was taken during Exercise Eastern Wind '83, the amphibious landing phase of Exercise Bright Star '83.

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  Tomb of The Unknown Soldier (Flag hasn't been repainted) circa 2018

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  Then Brigadier General Dahir Adan Elmi, Chief of Defence Force, while meeting with Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa in 2013

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  SNAF Parade on Somali Armed Forces day in 2016

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  Somali soldiers in Turkey for advanced military training.

External links

• 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