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Since the 1960s the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has engaged in a variety of covert activities in the east African country of Somalia.These activities have included financing pro-Western Somali political parties, funding warlords, extraordinary renditions and most recently operating black sites. [1]
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) (Somali: Hay'ada Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugida Qaranka, Arabic: وكالة المخابرات والأمن الوطنية, HSNQ) [2] is the national intelligence agency of the Federal Republic of Somalia. It is headquartered in Mogadishu.
From 2010 to 2013, the CIA set up the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) by providing training, funding, and diplomatic access. In the same time period, the EU and UN have spent millions of dollars on the military training of the Somali National Army (SNA).
The Somali National Army (Somali: Ciidanka Xooga Dalka Soomaaliyeed, lit. 'Somali Ground Forces') are the ground forces component of the Somali Armed Forces. Since Somali independence in 1960, the Army fought to expand and increase Somalia's sphere of influence throughout the Horn of Africa counter to Ethiopia's and Kenya's ambitions, because of this, Somalia had amassed large ground forces.
National Crime Agency (NCA) [50] – Organised crime intelligence gathering and analysis. Agency utilizes Unexplained wealth orders and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. [51] [52] NCA officers are posted overseas in around 50 countries. [53] They operate the UK Protected Persons Service, which includes witness protection. [54]
Dr. John Holcomb was an Army trauma surgeon deployed to Somalia when two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the city of Mogadishu in 1993. With dozens of soldiers bleeding out and no ...
The National Intelligence Agency of Somaliland (NIA) is Somaliland's intelligence agency, established in 2012 by President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Siilaanyo) and approved by the Parliament of Somaliland in 2013. [1] [2] The head of the agency is the Director General and is appointed by the president, the current head is Osman Limo. [3] [4]
The National Security Agency (NSA) under General Mohamed Warsame ("Darwish") and the so-called "Majerteen militia" units in the TFG army operate in parallel and often above other security agencies. Their exact number is hard to ascertain, but estimates suggest about 2,000. [ 112 ]