Army of Somalia: Reference

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Military of Somalia
Founded	1960
Service branches	Somali National Army (Army) Somali Navy (Navy) Somali Air Corps (Air Force) Somali Police Force (Police Force)
Headquarters	Mogadishu, Somalia
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	General Isma’il Qasin Naji
Minister of Defense	Mohamed Abdi Mohamed
Manpower
Military age	18
Available for military service	1,787,727 (2005), age 18–49
Fit for military service	1,022,360 (2005), age 18–49
Active personnel	200,000
Expenditures
Percent of GDP	0.9% (2005)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	European Union, United States, Gulf States

The Military of Somalia was, up until 1991, made up of the army, navy, air force, and air defense command. The outbreak of the Somali Civil War during that year led to the de facto dissolution of the national armed forces. However, efforts to re-establish a regular armed force by a re-constituted Somali federal government have made progress so far. The military of Somalia is now overseen by the TFG Ministry of Defense, a branch of Somalia's new Transitional Federal Government (TFG) that was formed in 2004. The Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces.

Contents

• 1 History
• 2 Somali National Army (SNA)
  • 2.1 History
    • 2.1.1 Organization
    • 2.1.2 Ground Forces equipment
    • 2.1.3 Air Defense Forces equipment
  • 2.2 New Army
• 3 Somali Air Force
  • 3.1 History
  • 3.2 New Air Force
• 4 Somali Navy
  • 4.1 History
    • 4.1.1 Equipment
  • 4.2 New Navy
• 5 Somali Police Force
  • 5.1 History
  • 5.2 New Police Force
• 6 Somali military ranks
• 7 Notes
• 8 Reference
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