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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.
Somali national army troops seized the Godey Front on 24 July 1977, after Division 60 defeated the Ethiopian 4th Infantry Division. [50] Godey's capture allowed the Somali side to consolidate its hold on the Ogaden, concentrate its forces, and advance further to other regions of Ethiopia. [ 51 ]
The Ministry of Defence (Somali: Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga) is charged with co-ordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly 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 Defence provides policy ...
The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalian national army's capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group. The ...
The 26th Division, (Somali: Qeybta 26aad), also known as the Northern Division was one of five Somali National Army divisions. The 26th was responsible for northern Somalia and was headquartered in the city of Hargeisa. [1] In 1977, the division was responsible for the Dire Dawa front in the Ogaden War. [2]
Metz, Helen Chapin (1993). "The Warrior Tradition and Development of a National Army". Somalia: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Federal Research Division, Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress Hebraic Section). ISBN 978-0-84-440775-3
The Danab Brigade (Somali: Ciidamada Danab, "Lightning Force"), [2] also known as the Somali Danab, is an elite special operations force in the Somali National Army that is made up of members from multiple clans throughout Somalia.
In 2024, Italy supplied Somalia with four Bell 412 utility helicopters, "marking the most significant delivery of military equipment since the lifting of the arms embargo imposed on Somalia". [29] [30] The United Nations Support Office for Somalia has supported the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia to acquire three helicopters from ...