Somaliland Armed Forces

Flag of the Armed Forces of Somaliland

The Somaliland armed forces ( somali : Ciidanka Qaranka ) have around 43,000 professional soldiers who, with the exception of a few officers , receive a monthly wage of US $ 100 . The annual military budget of Somaliland in 2006 was 41 billion Somaliland shillings , which corresponds to about 5.4 million euros . The military is led from the headquarters in Hargeisa . Most of the soldiers of Somaliland are poorly trained. Some soldiers (especially officers) were trained by Ethiopia .

bases

In addition to the headquarters in Hargeisa, Somaliland u. a. Bases in Burao , Shimibirale in Sanaag , Lowiya'adho on the border with Djibouti and Lasanod in the Sool, which is disputed between Puntland and Somaliland .

See also : Border dispute between Somaliland and Puntland

equipment

Due to a UN embargo and a lack of international recognition, Somaliland cannot officially acquire weapons. Therefore, Somaliland relies on maintaining the equipment it acquired from Somalia in 1990. Were taken over u. a. Battle tanks , armored transport vehicles , rocket launchers and trucks . It is not known to what extent the maintenance was successful. Many of the vehicles and weapons taken over are no longer operational due to the lack of spare parts. Somaliland armed forces indicated they had received weapons from Ethiopia and Yemen . These deliveries are supposed to land at the port of Berbera at night and be unloaded after being closed to civilians. Other well-known sources of equipment include business people from Somaliland, who donated some trucks to the armed forces, and an airplane that landed in Hargeisa in 2011 due to a lack of fuel and loaded equipment for the Punjabi armed forces. The soldiers of the Somaliland military bring their weapons (at least for the most part) with the engagement themselves. Somaliland soldiers were seen wearing SKS carbines and various versions of the AK-47 .

Somaliland maintains BM-21 , BGM-71 TOW , BTR-50 , T-34 and T-55 . 3 armed vehicles were captured by the Khatuma militia , which was confirmed by the Defense Minister of Somaliland. However, he claimed to have brought the vehicles back under control afterwards.

marine

The Navy of Somaliland was established in 2009 due to increasing piracy in the Horn of Africa and equipped by Great Britain . In January 2012, the Navy had a staff of 300 who had completed eight months of training. The navy operates with armed speedboats , pickups and trucks . In Berbera there is a diving center run by foreigners with the main aim of training marines. The navy was already able to record successes after its formation. Hundreds of pirates were arrested, who were subsequently brought to justice in Germany and sentenced to prison terms.

Individual evidence

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