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...

is the naval warfare service branch of the Somali Armed Forces. It is now virtually inactive. The Somali Navy was founded in 1964 with the help of Soviet...

active equipment of the Somali Armed Forces. Retired equipment is listed at the bottom. The United Nations Support Office for Somalia has supported the African...

of Somalia (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The...

The Chief of Defence Force (Somali: Taliyaha Ciidanka Xooga Somaaliyeed) is the professional head of the Somali Armed Forces. He is responsible for the...

in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990, the Somali Armed Forces began...

The Somali National Army (Somali: Ciidanka Xooga Dalka Soomaaliyeed, lit. 'Somali Ground Forces') is the ground forces component of the Somali Armed Forces...

The Somaliland National Armed Forces (Somali: Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Soomaaliland; Arabic: القوات المسلحة الصوماليلاندية, romanized: alquaat almusalahat...

The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF; French: Force Armée Djiboutienne FAD, Arabic: الجيش الجيبوتي, romanized: aljaysh aljibutiu, Somali: Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti)...

the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer), which is a mixed airborne/air assault unit. The Special Forces group of the Austrian Armed Forces (Jagdkommando)...

this mission. 19 military deployed. EUTM SOMALIA (2010–present): Training mission of the Somali Armed Forces, with the cooperation of the UN and the African...

incorporate the predominantly Somali-inhabited Ogaden region in Ethiopia into a pan-Somali Greater Somalia. The Somali Armed Forces invaded the Ogaden and were...

Nigeria. Somali Armed Forces Anniversary is celebrated on 12 April as the Armed Forces were founded on 12 April 1960. The branches of Armed Forces conduct...

to national security and the Somali Armed Forces. The President of Somalia is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country. The Ministry of...

The Somali civil war (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali civil war which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. It began in late...

Military ranks of Somalia are the military insignia used by the Somali Armed Forces. Being a former Italian protectorate, Somalia shares a rank structure...

Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi (Somali: Maxamed Xasan Cabdilaahi) also known as "Jidhif" was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces. He hails from the Jibril...

of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) in 2004, which reestablished the Somali Armed Forces. In 2006, with a US-backed Ethiopian intervention...

The Somali Police Force (SPF; Somali: Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliya (CBS); Arabic: قوة الشرطة الصومالية, romanized: Qūwat al-Shurṭah al-Ṣūmālīyah) is the...

involving Somalia in which Somali armed forces participated in after Somalia's independence on the 1st of July 1960.   Somalia defeat   Somalia victory...

presidents. The president is the head of state of Somalia and the commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The current office holder is Hassan Sheikh...

the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830. Since then, the Belgian armed forces have...

Maslah Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali National Army general and son of longtime Somali ruler Mohamed Siad Barre. He was commanding the 77th Sector in...

On March 23, 2024, the Somali Armed Forces base of Busley in Lower Shabelle was attacked by Al-Shabaab insurgents killing 57 soldiers and ten insurgents...

The European Union Training Mission Somalia (EUTM Somalia) is a training operation for the Somali Armed Forces conducted by military officials from European...

Tunisian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة التونسية) consist of the Tunisian Army, Air Force and Navy. As of 2019, Tunisia had armed forces with more...

The Italian Armed Forces (Italian: Forze armate italiane, pronounced [ˈfɔrtse arˈmaːte itaˈljaːne]) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the...

The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya...

government of Somalia, re-establishing official ties with the country for the first time in 20 years. For travel, Somali citizens can obtain a Somali passport...

become first Commander of the Somali Armed Forces. Hirsi was born in 1925 in the town of Mareeg situated in central Somalia. He later joined the military...