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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    The Somali National Army (Somali: Ciidanka Xooga Dalka Soomaaliyeed, lit. 'Somali Ground Forces') is the ground forces component of the Somali Armed Forces...
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    incorporate the predominantly Somali-inhabited Ogaden region in Ethiopia into a pan-Somali Greater Somalia. The Somali Armed Forces invaded the Ogaden and were...
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    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...
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    The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF; French: Force Armée Djiboutienne FAD, Arabic: الجيش الجيبوتي, romanized: aljaysh aljibutiu, Somali: Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti)...
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    the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer), which is a mixed airborne/air assault unit. The Special Forces group of the Austrian Armed Forces (Jagdkommando)...
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    The Somaliland National Armed Forces (Somali: Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Soomaaliland; Arabic: القوات المسلحة الصوماليلاندية, romanized: alquaat almusalahat...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • Military ranks of Somalia are the military insignia used by the Somali Armed Forces. Being a former Italian protectorate, Somalia shares a rank structure...
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    of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) in 2004, which reestablished the Somali Armed Forces. In 2006, with a US-backed Ethiopian intervention...
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    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...
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    The Chief of Defence Force (Somali: Taliyaha Ciidanka Xooga Somaaliyeed) is the professional head of the Somali Armed Forces. He is responsible for the...
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    The Somali Police Force (SPF; Somali: Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliya (CBS); Arabic: قوة الشرطة الصومالية, romanized: Qūwat al-Shurṭah al-Ṣūmālīyah) is the...
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  • involving Somalia in which Somali armed forces participated in after Somalia's independence on the 1st of July 1960.   Somalia defeat   Somalia victory...
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    Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi (category Articles containing Somali-language text)
    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...
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    Somali Custodial Corps (Somali: Ciidanka Asluubta Soomaaliyeed; Arabic: فيلق حراسة الصومال) is the section of the Somali law enforcement in Somalia that...
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    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...
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    the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830. Since then, the Belgian armed forces have...
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    peacekeeping deployments for the Tunisian armed forces have included Cambodia (UNTAC), Namibia (UNTAG), Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia/Eritrea (UNMEE)...
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    Maslah Mohammed Siad Barre (category Somalian generals)
    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...
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  • of Somalia Flag of Somaliland "Somalia". www.fotw.info. "Somali Embassy in Belgium – Somali Flag". 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2021-11-28. History of the flag...
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  • 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...
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  • Daud Abdulle Hirsi (category Articles containing Somali-language text)
    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...
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    Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and...
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    The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya...
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